2000 FORD EXCURSION Problems & Recalls

2000 Ford Excursion recall was never done. Allan Vigil Ford in Clayton County GA disconnected my airbag, horn, and cruise control. They stated that a part was on order to complete the recall. We checked up on this over and over and over, the part was always "on order". This part was never installed/...

2000 Ford Excursion recall was never done. Allan Vigil Ford in Clayton County GA disconnected my airbag, horn, and cruise control. They stated that a part was on order to complete the recall. We checked up on this over and over and over, the part was always "on order". This part was never installed/...

Michelin Defender LTX M/S size 265/75R16. 4 new tires installed less than 60 days and 1,800 miles by Costco before incident. Tire air pressure checked prior to a trip. On the trip, 1 tire rapidly deflated without warning on the freeway in Arizona. Barely had enough time to pull off the freeway a...

Sunroof glass flew off the vehicle. It hit a car behind me. Was driving about 60 mph. Happened June 29, 2021 at approximately 10:45 am.

I WAS DRIVING AND A SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT IN THE IGNITION COIL POPPED OUT

Mileage: 186,571

THE TURN SIGNAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING OR NOT SIGNAL AT ALL WHEN THE SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED IN EITHER DIRECTION (RIGHT OR LEFT TURN). THIS WILL OCCUR WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

THE TURN SIGNAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING OR NOT SIGNAL AT ALL WHEN THE SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED IN EITHER DIRECTION (RIGHT OR LEFT TURN). THIS WILL OCCUR WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURST INTO FLAME...

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO FROM MIKE MAROONEY NORTH. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK AT ALL. THIS CAUSED IT TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET WITH MY BABY IN IT. I HAVE MADE OVER 50 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DEALER TO PUT ME IN A SAFE VEHICLE OR REFUND THE $3200 BACK. THEY REFUSE TO CA...

Mileage: 187

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO FROM MIKE MAROONEY NORTH. WHEN I GOT HOME I NOTICED IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PARK AT ALL. THIS CAUSED IT TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET WITH MY BABY IN IT. I HAVE MADE OVER 50 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE DEALER TO PUT ME IN A SAFE VEHICLE OR REFUND THE $3200 BACK. THEY REFUSE TO CA...

Mileage: 187

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, I NOTICED MY TRUCK STARTED DRIVING FUNNY SO I SLOWED DOWN AND I HEAD I LOUD POP. KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE I BLEW A TIRE ON THE REAR. HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. IT CAUSED ALOT OF DAMA...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, I NOTICED MY TRUCK STARTED DRIVING FUNNY SO I SLOWED DOWN AND I HEAD I LOUD POP. KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE I BLEW A TIRE ON THE REAR. HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. IT CAUSED ALOT OF DAMA...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED DOING ABOUT 65 MPH, I NOTICED MY TRUCK STARTED DRIVING FUNNY SO I SLOWED DOWN AND I HEAD I LOUD POP. KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE I BLEW A TIRE ON THE REAR. HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. IT CAUSED ALOT OF DAMA...

WHEN I'M DRIVING AR A SLOW PACE, GOING AROUND CORNERS OR BACKING UP SLOWLY TO PARK... THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN. I'VE HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND GEAR BOX REPLACED AND NOW A YEAR LATER IT'S DOING THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES, SIZE: 385/65-R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, A CRASH OCCURRED AND THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MAJOR AND MINOR INJURIES. ONE INJU...

Mileage: 150,000

THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT HAD USED THE SEAT HEATER. THE NEXT DAY, THE SEAT COVER AND CUSHION WAS BURNED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME. APPARENTLY THE HEATING ELEMENT CAUGHT FIRE.

Mileage: 227,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT WITH MY DAUGHTER SEATED IN IT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING.

Mileage: 292,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT WITH MY DAUGHTER SEATED IN IT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING.

Mileage: 292,000

PAINT PEELING, STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

IT'S HAPPENED BE FOR BUT NEVER SO SCARY. WE WERE COMING DOWN ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS ON HIGHWAY 299. WE WERE,DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55. AND AS WE APPLIED THE BRAKE IT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. LIKE IT WAS GONNA GO OFF THE ROAD. IT ALSO WAS VIBRATING SO BAD IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART....

Mileage: 134,000

IT'S HAPPENED BE FOR BUT NEVER SO SCARY. WE WERE COMING DOWN ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS ON HIGHWAY 299. WE WERE,DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55. AND AS WE APPLIED THE BRAKE IT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. LIKE IT WAS GONNA GO OFF THE ROAD. IT ALSO WAS VIBRATING SO BAD IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART....

Mileage: 134,000

IT'S HAPPENED BE FOR BUT NEVER SO SCARY. WE WERE COMING DOWN ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS ON HIGHWAY 299. WE WERE,DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55. AND AS WE APPLIED THE BRAKE IT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. LIKE IT WAS GONNA GO OFF THE ROAD. IT ALSO WAS VIBRATING SO BAD IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART....

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE ON MY PATIO AND I HEARD A CRANKING SOUND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE IN NEED WHEN I WENT TO GO LOOK IT WAS MY VEHICLE SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS CRANKING BY ITSELF AND THEN IT STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE VEHICLE. MY KEYS WERE IN MY APT THE WHOLE ...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED. THE CONTACT DISABLED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE IN OPE...

Mileage: 111,000

TURNED ON MY HEATED DRIVERS SEAT AS I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY, SHORTLY AFTER I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PULLED INTO STORE PARKING LOT, TURNED EXCURSION OFF, GOT OUT, THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE OR BRAKES. DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. FINISHED MY DAY, ARRIVED HOME AND NOTICE A BLACKISH BROWN AREA O...

Mileage: 200,000

STEERING SWAYS ITS HARD TO DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE STEERING ISN'T STABLE

Mileage: 130,000

STEERING SWAYS ITS HARD TO DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE STEERING ISN'T STABLE

Mileage: 130,000

STEERING SWAYS ITS HARD TO DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE STEERING ISN'T STABLE

Mileage: 130,000

WAS DRIVING, WHEN I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON THAY WOULD NOT WORK. CENTER POST OF THE PLUG THAT CONNECTS THE HEADLIGHT BULB BURNED OFF ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT 115000 MILES. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE PLUGS AND THE LIGHTS ARE WORKING.

Mileage: 115,000

THE NOB ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS LOOSE, IT WORKS BUT I SEE ON A WEB SIGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BUT MY DEALER SAYS THAT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, WHATS THE DEAL?

Mileage: 115,000

CAR WAS STOPED AND I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE PLUG THAT THE LIGHTS PLUG IN TO WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS WORD. IT SEEMS THAT THE CENTER POST ON BOTH OF THEM HAD BURNED OUT.

Mileage: 115,000

CAR WAS STOPED AND I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE PLUG THAT THE LIGHTS PLUG IN TO WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS WORD. IT SEEMS THAT THE CENTER POST ON BOTH OF THEM HAD BURNED OUT.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH MASTERCRAFT COURSER AWT TIRES, SIZE: LT265/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE TREAD SEPARATED, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS RE...

Mileage: 104,027

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APP...

Mileage: 170,000

WHY DO MY SPARK PLUGS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON THIS [XXX] THING???? THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN ON THE FORD TRUCKS WITH ALUMINUM HEADS. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A SET OF AUTOGUARD TIRES SIZE 265/78/16 THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY SUV APX NOVEMBER OF 2013 IN OCTOBER OF 2014 THE TIRES STARTED TO DEVELOPED CRACK ALONG THE BEAD LINE ABOVE THE RIM. THIS IS THE SAME EFFECT OR DEFECT THAT RESULTED IN THE RECALL OF AUTOGUARD TIRE SIZE 245/75/16. BOTH THE TIRE...

Mileage: 242,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. AS A RESULT, THE SPA...

Mileage: 125,000

FORD DOSE NOT HAVE ENOUGH THREADS IN SPARK PLUG HOLES AND PLUGS BLOW OUT WITHOUT WARNING , THIS LEFT US STRANDED IN UNSAFE LOCATION. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

ACCESSORIES STAYS ON WITH THE KEY REMOVED DRAINING THE BATTERY. SPARKS PLUGS BLOWS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 169,985

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: STEEL TEX RADIAL A/T, TIRE SIZE: LT 265/75R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DIS...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY RAILING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED...

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND DETERMINING THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAI...

Mileage: 168,000

HOW CAN A COMPANY AS FORD CLAIM TO BE AN HONEST AMERICAN CAR COMPANY...THEY SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THEIR TITLE OF AMERICAN AND GIVEN THEIR OWN IDENTITY OF CORPORATE CAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OR THEIR OWN INTEGRITY WITH THE UNITED STATES THE PEOPLE AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE JUST DO...

Mileage: 138,000

HOW CAN A COMPANY AS FORD CLAIM TO BE AN HONEST AMERICAN CAR COMPANY...THEY SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THEIR TITLE OF AMERICAN AND GIVEN THEIR OWN IDENTITY OF CORPORATE CAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OR THEIR OWN INTEGRITY WITH THE UNITED STATES THE PEOPLE AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE JUST DO...

Mileage: 138,000

HOW CAN A COMPANY AS FORD CLAIM TO BE AN HONEST AMERICAN CAR COMPANY...THEY SHOULD BE STRIPPED OF THEIR TITLE OF AMERICAN AND GIVEN THEIR OWN IDENTITY OF CORPORATE CAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OR THEIR OWN INTEGRITY WITH THE UNITED STATES THE PEOPLE AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE JUST DO...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE KEY FOB OR TRUNK CONTROL RELEASE MECHANISM WERE ENGAGED. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALL...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP NOISE FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM AND IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED IN HALF FROM THE STEERING LI...

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF HOOD. ONCE WE GOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE EMERGENCY WAS OVER WE DISCOVERED THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN UP. WHEN IT BLEW UP THE HEAD BECAME STRIPPED AND WE HAD TO HAVE A PLUG INSTALLED INTO THE DEFECTIVE HEAD AND REPLACE TH...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF HOOD. ONCE WE GOT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE EMERGENCY WAS OVER WE DISCOVERED THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN UP. WHEN IT BLEW UP THE HEAD BECAME STRIPPED AND WE HAD TO HAVE A PLUG INSTALLED INTO THE DEFECTIVE HEAD AND REPLACE TH...

IN PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT. WE WENT INTO THE RESTAURANT AND IN 15 MIN SOMEONE RAN IN TO TELL EVERYONE SOMEONE'S TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. WELL IT WAS OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION DIESEL. NO FORE WARNING ENGINE JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. FRONT END DESTROYED. MASSIVE SMOKE DAMAGE AND WATER DAMAGE FROM FIRE TRUCKS. TH...

ON MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION, SUDDENLY HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES. RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS STAYED AND TRUCK ATTEMPTED STARTING ITSELF WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. MECHANIC FOUND LEAKING WINDSHIELD HAD DRIPPED ONTO FUSE BOX AND CORRODED TERMINALS. DESTROYED STARTER, STARTER SOLENOID AND FUSE BOX. ALSO NEARLY S...

Mileage: 150,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ELECTRIC MOTORS FREEZE UP AND DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. THE FROZEN POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED PROPERLY AND QUICKLY IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASE MUST BE UTILIZED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE ...

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ELECTRIC MOTORS FREEZE UP AND DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. THE FROZEN POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED PROPERLY AND QUICKLY IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASE MUST BE UTILIZED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS SAFETY ISSUE ...

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ELECTRIC MOTORS FREEZE UP AND DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. THE FROZEN POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED PROPERLY AND QUICKLY IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASE KNOB MUST BE UTILIZED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS SAFETY IS...

THE POWER DOOR LOCK ELECTRIC MOTORS FREEZE UP AND DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE ELECTRIC SWITCH. THE FROZEN POWER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED PROPERLY AND QUICKLY IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASE KNOB MUST BE UTILIZED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THIS SAFETY IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY AN ABNORMAL TICKING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000...

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING MY EXCURSION AROUND 25 MPH AND AS I ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THOUGHT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD MAY HAVE CRACKED OR CAME LOOSE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE SPARK PLUG WIRE AND SPARK PLUG WERE BLOWN OUT. CALLED LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAID I NEEDED TO BRING IT TO ...

Mileage: 124,000

I WAS DRIVING MY EXCURSION AROUND 25 MPH AND AS I ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THOUGHT MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD MAY HAVE CRACKED OR CAME LOOSE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE SPARK PLUG WIRE AND SPARK PLUG WERE BLOWN OUT. CALLED LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAID I NEEDED TO BRING IT TO ...

Mileage: 124,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION, UNIT 1 WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. VEHICLE CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE SHOULDER. *BF THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR TO THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AN...

2000 FORD EXCURSION, UNIT 1 WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. VEHICLE CAME TO FINAL REST ON THE SOUTH SIDE SHOULDER. *BF THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR TO THE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AN...

A GOODYEAR TREVA LT245/75R16 WITH 1000 MILES ON IT HAS SUFFERED SEPARATION OF THE RUBBER NEAR THE BEAD. THE INTERNAL TIRE CONSTITUENTS ARE VISIBLE. THE DEFECT RUNS (ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE) ABOUT 8" AND THE DELAMINATION GAP IS ABOUT 1/4". THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL DEFECT IS 1" LONG AND 1/8" GAP....

Mileage: 240,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION 7.3 L DIESEL NO START WHEN KEY TURNED. ORIGINALLY TOLD IT WAS A PATS ISSUE AND NEEDED NEW KEYS. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT THEN WAS CONTINUOUS. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON BUT THE STARTER WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WAS A STARTER SOLENOID THAT WAS FRIED. *TR

Mileage: 146,200

SWERVED TO MISS A SQUIREL, PURSE FELL FROM CONSOLE AREA, REACHED WITH R HAND TO RETRIEVE, HEADON INTO TELEPHONE POLE TRAVELING APPROX 34MPH, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

ON OCTOBER 11, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND MY TWO CHILDREN; MASON 10 AND PRESTON 8, TO THEIR KARATE LESSONS. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 20 JUST WEST OF FORT WORTH, WHEN I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AN...

Mileage: 158,000

FORD EXCURSION WITH THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON KNOWN DEFECT IN THE FORD 4.6, 5.4, & 6.8 LITER ENGINES AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY FROM THE FRAUD THAT HAS BEEN SOLD TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE AVERAGE REPA...

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRUGGLING IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE TO GET HELP. WHILE TRAVELING ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION DUE TO BLOWN UP SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS HAPPEN TO US ONE TIME IN TOWN AND TWO TIMES OUT OF STATE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY AND FRUSTRATING TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I WISH FORD WOULD EXCEPT THIS B...

Mileage: 101,106

EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WITHIN FIRST 20,000 KMS. IMPOSSIBLE TO INVOKE ANTILOCK PULSING ON HARD BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER CHECKED FULL BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. AFTERMARKET PADS IMPROVED THE PROBLEM. REPEATED WARPING OF ROTORS FOR THE FIRST 50-60,000 KMS, TH...

Mileage: 20,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING IN INTERMITTENT MODE. STARTED TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I TRIED TO TURN WIPERS TO ON-SLOW AND ON-FAST MODE AND THEY WORKED ERRATICALLY. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS PO...

Mileage: 153,453

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING IN INTERMITTENT MODE. STARTED TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I TRIED TO TURN WIPERS TO ON-SLOW AND ON-FAST MODE AND THEY WORKED ERRATICALLY. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS PO...

Mileage: 153,453

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUNNING IN INTERMITTENT MODE. STARTED TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. I TRIED TO TURN WIPERS TO ON-SLOW AND ON-FAST MODE AND THEY WORKED ERRATICALLY. I PULLED OFF ROAD AND STOPPED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS PO...

Mileage: 153,453

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. HE THEN OBSERVED THE FRONT PASSENGER HEATED SEAT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE EXTENSIVE FLAMES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS COMPLETELY DE...

A SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM MY FORD EXCURSION TRITON V10 MOTOR WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO IMPROPER FITTING OF THE SPARK PLUGS OR ANY AFTER MARKET ALTERATIONS DONE TO THE MOTOR. THIS IS A FACTORY STOCK MOTOR WITH 115,000 MILES. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER DOMINATOR SPORT A/T TIRES, LINE SIZE LT265/75/R16, DOT NUMBER UPW8XDJ3007. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH AND OVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY WOBBLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSIVEL...

Mileage: 27,000

ON JULY 2, 2010 WHILE AT DAYCARE CENTER PICKING UP GRANDDAUGHTER, MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION BURSTED INTO FLAMES. THE CITY OF JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE DAYCARE CENTER BEGIN TO BURN DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

GOT UP TO START MY VEHICLE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN I CHECKED I NOTICED A SPARK PLUG WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. GOT IT REPAIRD AT AROUND $.400.00 BUT IT HAPPEND 5 MORE TIMES EVER SINCE, EACH TIME A DIFFRENT PLUG. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AS HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HE PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND NOTICE THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD....

Mileage: 267,500

MASTERCRAFT TIRE LT265/75R SEPARATION AND FAILURE RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS TIRE WAS THE SECOND TO FAIL. THE FIRST FAILED AND WAS REMOVED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. THE 2ND TIRE THAT FAILED WAS INSPECTED 10 MILES BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE. TWO OF THE 4 MASTERCRAF...

Mileage: 155,000

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY 200 FORD EXCURSION SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. THEN 2 DAYS LATER MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT WOULD JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE HAS HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP 4 TIMES WITH NO REMEDY. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT $400.00 WITH IT ...

Mileage: 187,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SO THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED OIL WAS LEAKING AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RE...

Mileage: 149,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION LAST MONTH FROM PRIVATE SELLER. AFTER FIXING ALL OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ( WHICH IS APPARENTLY IS YET ANOTHER NON-RECALLED PROBLEM) AFFECTING MOST OF THESE FORD VEHICLES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FORMER OWNER "FORGOT" TO TELL ME THE GEM UNIT HAD BEEN SWAPPED OUT FO...

I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION LAST MONTH FROM PRIVATE SELLER. AFTER FIXING ALL OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ( WHICH IS APPARENTLY IS YET ANOTHER NON-RECALLED PROBLEM) AFFECTING MOST OF THESE FORD VEHICLES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE FORMER OWNER "FORGOT" TO TELL ME THE GEM UNIT HAD BEEN SWAPPED OUT FO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE SUDDENLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD THE STARTER REPLACED TWO TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A STICKING THROTTLE BODY AND NOT THE STARTER. THE C...

Mileage: 30,000

WE STOPPED AT A MOTEL AT ABOUT 10:00 P.M. AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING SO WE TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR WE HEARD A BANG AND THE CAR STARTED CHUGGING AND AFTER READING THE REPORTS ON FORD V10'S I FIGURED IT WAS A PLUG. THE FAMILY HAD TO CATCH A PLANE THE NEXT MORNING AT 6:00 A.M. SO I DRO...

Mileage: 175,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION V10. FORD DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE AND COSTS INCURRED. WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS THEY ALSO DESTROY THE COIL ONES. *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT WARMER STARTED TURNING OFF AND ON AT ITS OWN WILL. EVENTUALLY THE SET GOT SO HOT IT STARTED SMOLDERING. UPON PULLING THE LEATHER BACK WE FOUND THE FOAM MATERIAL TO BE BURNING AWAY. TOOK AN EXTINGUISHER TO PUT FIRE OUT. HAVE REMOVED FUSE SO FUTURE OCCURRENCES DON'T HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

#4 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS POOR DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 161,821

RECENTLY HAD #2 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY EXCURSION. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED AND ORIGINAL OWNER. BRAKES FAILED WHEN REAR BRAKE LINE BURST ON THE FRAME RAIL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW, THIS WAS NOT A PANIC STOP WHICH WOULD INDUCE A HIGH PRESSURE IN THE LINE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE STOP AND WAS PERPLEX...

Mileage: 92,000

SPARKPLUG EJECTION. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

SPARK PLUG BLOW OFF. *TR

Mileage: 116,500

2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 6.8L V10 ENGINE AND 127,000 MILES EJECTED THE #4 SPARK PLUG AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20MPH). THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AS FUEL IS ALSO EJECTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR THE NHTSA AS EVENTUALLY, CONSID...

Mileage: 127,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION V10 TRITON, #7 PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE, 159,000MI ON ENGINE, PLUGS CHANGED AT DEALER. REPAIR WAS $300 FOR HELICOIL, PLUG, AND COIL FOR ENGINE. NO REASON GIVEN FOR PLUG FAILURE. IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE TOWED FROM SITE. *TR

Mileage: 159,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WI...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE ME AND MY FAMILY HEADED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY TO VISIT FAMILY, WE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SOON AFTER IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE HAD EXPLODED, AND ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL FROM THE NOISE THAT IT CREATED, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND PARK MY VEHICLE. ONCE I OPENE...

Mileage: 156,000

HAVING JUST MADE IT OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS WITH NO PREVIOUS TROUBLE, WE STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR MORE WIPER FLUID. WHEN STARTING UP OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION A LOUD BOOM CAME FROM THE TRUCK. THIS STARTLED US AND OTHERS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING A SHERIFF THAT HEARD IT AND CAME NEXT TO US TO SEE ...

Mileage: 127,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION V10 AND I AM NOW SEEING THAT THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. I HAVE 5 TRUCKS WITH THESE ENGINE AND NOW I AM VERY WORRIED. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

1999-2003 DIESEL FORD EXCURSION AND ALL F SERIES WITH 7.3LTR TURBO DIESEL.. MASSIVE FUEL LEAKS COMMON . PASSENGER SIDE HIGH PRESSURE LINE RUBS THROUGH OVER TIME DUE TO FAULTY BRACKETING LEADING TO LARGE FUEL SPILL IN UPPER VALLEY ..HARD TO LOCATE AND EASILY OVERLOOKED.. FUEL POURS DOWN BACK OF MOTOR...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE HER INTO THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED WHEN HER BODY SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN A...

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SECURE HER INTO THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED WHEN HER BODY SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN A...

Mileage: 187,000

OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BUT THE TRUCK IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 223,080

1. THE BLINKERS AND FOUR WAY STOPPED WORKING. 2. UNDER THE HOOD THERE WERE TWO BURST OUT SETS OF WIRES NEAR THE BREAK FLUID. THE WIRES ARE CONNECTED TO A PREVIOUSLY RECALLED PART. 3. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTION 2000 FORD EXCURSION V10 6.8L. *TR

Mileage: 101,092

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS GOODYEAR A/T TIRES ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE ON 7/14/09, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THERE WAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. ...

Mileage: 130,000

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FEEL OFF- I SEE FORD WAS TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS IN 2006 ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I HAVE OWNED BY 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH THE TRITON 5.4 FOR 3 YEARS. I HAVE BARELY PUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. IT KNOW HAS 110,000 MI. WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN SPUTTERING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD A CO...

Mileage: 110,000

MY CAR WAS WORKING PERFECTLY, EXCEPT FOR A BLINKER LIGHT WHICH WAS NOT WORKING, IT WAS COMPLETELY OFF, I STARTED MY TRUCK AROUND 10AM AND I DROPPED MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, CAME BACK AND PARK MY CAR, ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER I HEAD OUT AGAIN, I INSERT THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND THE MINUTE IT STARTED LOTS OF ...

Mileage: 62,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION 7.3L DIESEL 4X4 WE'VE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT AFFECTS ELECTRICAL SAFETY COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE WHILE RAINING HEAVILY. THE SAFETY COMPONENTS AFFECTED ARE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND LIGHTS ON OUR VEHICLE- WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE WIN...

Mileage: 142,000

MY 2000 EXCURSION WAS PARKED IN THE YARD AND WE HAD JUST UNLOADED GROCERIES. THE 2 BOTTOM DOORS WERE CLOSED ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE TOP DOOR/WINDOW WAS CLOSED NORMALLY AS WE ALWAYS DO AND THE WHOLE WINDOW JUST SHATTERED INTO 1000'S OF PIECES. MY HUSBAND JUMPED BACK WHEN THE GLASS S...

Mileage: 148,890

I STOPPED ENGINE AT MY HOUSE, LEFT HEADLIGHTS ON TO SEE. WIRING HARNESS FAILURE (DEAD SHORT) IGNITED THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, FLAMES EXTENDED OVER A FOOT HIGH. FUSE NEVER BLEW OUT. HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT HAND, PUT OUT FLAMES. $4600 DAMAGE, BUT SAVED THE VEHICLE. WHY DIDN'T THE FUSE BLOW? I...

Mileage: 186,000

CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING.....BRUSHED OFF........THEN WE WENT TO USE THE HORN AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK WITH THE ENGINE ON. THE GEM IS FAULTY. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH OEM UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

PAINT IS PEELING OFF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSON. SEPERATING FROM THE PRIMER SIMILAIR TO MY 1988 BONCO II. *TR

FRONT MANUAL HUBS ON 2000 FORD 4WD. EXCURSION SEEM TO BREAK APART FREQUENTLY. U JOINTS ON FRONT END MAKES NOISE EVERYTIME I MAKE A SHARP TURN. DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION TODAY ON MY WAY HOME. IT WAS A LOUD BANG, I THOUGHT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED OR MUFFLER WENT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT REPAIR. IT WILL COST ABOUT $4500. TO FIX. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT I DID NOT HEAR THIS ON THE NEWS,...

Mileage: 97,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD ON 9/30/2008 HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

Mileage: 136,326

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE LOSING AIR. HE TESTED THE RIMS BY SUBMERGING THEM IN WATER AND CONCLUDED THAT STRESS CRACKS WERE PRESENT. THE COMPANY REPLACED THE RIMS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE RIM BLEW APAR...

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE WIPER AS WELL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILIT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE WIPER AS WELL AS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000 (VISIBILIT...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE...

Mileage: 100,000

DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ON DRIVER'S DOOR, AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR DO NOT WORK. MUST MANUALLY OPEN AND LOCK DOORS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I HAVE HAD TWO SPARK PLUGS ONE YEAR APART JUST SHOOT OUT

Mileage: 125,000

BLOWN SPARK PLUG FROM 2000 FORD EXCURSION V-10 TRITON ENGINE. 3RD TIME. FIRST TIME ON NEW YEARS EVE 2007 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN OF HOUGHTON MICHIGAN. WAS ABLE TO INSERT NEW PLUG AS OLD PLUG WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT FROM UNDER HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND. HAD TO REPLACE PLUG COIL AS MOUNTING BRACKET ...

Mileage: 145,758

HAVE 2000 FORD EXCURSION. I HAD THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS REPLACED IN 2003. SINCE THEN I NOW HAVE 2 DOOR LOCKS AND THE REAR TAILGATE THAT WILL NOT LOCK ELECTRONICALLY. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GOING OUT ONE THING AT A TIME. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. AS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V075000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH), THE HEAD LAMP SWITCH KNOB FRACTURED AND SEPARATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...

Mileage: 101,000

FACTORY PAINT IS CHIPPING AND PEALING ALL OVER 2000 EXCURSION. ORIGINALLY STARTED WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2002. HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH EXCURSIONS AND PICK UP TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

HEAD ON CRASH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

HAVE HAD MY EXCURSION RECALLED FOR 2 YEARS NOW FOR A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. HAD IT DISCONNECTED IN 9/2007. FORD KEEPS PUTTING ME OFF GETTING IN FIXED. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAIL UNTIL 6/2008. *TR

I HAVE HAD THREE SPARK PLUGS THAT BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD DOES NOT STATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THE COST FOR REPAIR IS ON THE OWNER. *TR

WIFE DRIVING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY FROZEN TO WINDOW AND WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY ON INTERMITTENT CYCLE, WIPERS FINALLY UNFROZEN AND MOVED, MEANWHILE SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN, SMELLING LIKE SOLDERING FUMES. TURNED OFF WIPERS AND SMOKE STOPPED. LATER, TESTED WIPERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP. ...

Mileage: 120,600

WIFE DRIVING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY FROZEN TO WINDOW AND WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY ON INTERMITTENT CYCLE, WIPERS FINALLY UNFROZEN AND MOVED, MEANWHILE SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN, SMELLING LIKE SOLDERING FUMES. TURNED OFF WIPERS AND SMOKE STOPPED. LATER, TESTED WIPERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP. ...

Mileage: 120,600

WIFE DRIVING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY FROZEN TO WINDOW AND WIPERS UNKNOWINGLY ON INTERMITTENT CYCLE, WIPERS FINALLY UNFROZEN AND MOVED, MEANWHILE SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN, SMELLING LIKE SOLDERING FUMES. TURNED OFF WIPERS AND SMOKE STOPPED. LATER, TESTED WIPERS, AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP. ...

Mileage: 120,600

2000 FORD EXCURSION TRITON V-10 ENGINE, SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF CYLINDER RESULTING IN DESTROYED IGNITION COIL AND SPARK PLUG. RAW FUEL VAPOR EXPOSED TO SPARK. SPARK PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES ON CAR. EXTREME POTENTIAL FOR FIRE HAZARD CREATED BY THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FRONT END WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BELIEVED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND ORIGINATED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT ...

Mileage: 144,000

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 5.4 TRITON ENGINE. *JB

CAMSHAFT SENSOR FAILURE, 2000 EXCURSION 1ST FAILURE MAY 2003 2ND FAILURE JULY 10/07 3RD FAILURE AUGUST 26/07. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH A V10. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY SON'S TRACK MEET IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I94 IN MOUNT CLEMENS MICHIGAN DURING RUSH HOUR I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. WE (MY WIFE, MY SON AND I) WERE MOVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC WHEN WE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG EJECTS FROM THE ALUMINUM HEAD IN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SHUTS OFF. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A GAS LEAK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12...

Mileage: 106,000

AT 90,000 MILES AFTER MY FIRST "TUNE UP" I BLEW A SPARK PLUG OFF OF MY HEAD ON MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT FORD'S IN THIS YEAR RANGE HAVE BEEN STREAMING INTO HIS SHOP WITH BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. I ALSO STATED THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE THI...

Mileage: 91,655

1) ENGINE WOULD STALL OR COMPLETELY QUIT GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC ANY WERE IT WANTED 2)CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS GOING OUT TRUCK WOULD STALL 3)FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHANGED CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

CAM POSITION SENSOR ON FORD EXCURSION POWER STROKE DIESEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT 50,000 MILES, WHILE PULLING A BOAT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER, AS THE VEHICLE DIED. THE SECOND TIME IT WENT WAS RIGHT AT 100,000. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

CAM POSITIONING SENSOR ON MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION 7.3 POWERSTROKE FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ITEM HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM ADVISED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME PART. *JB

Mileage: 86,835

MY VEHICLE, A 2000 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED, V-10 GASOLINE ENGINE, WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 3/3/07, LOCKED AND EVERYTHING TURNED OFF AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND I RAN OUTSIDE TO FIND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE HOOD REL...

Mileage: 95,000

MY WIFE WENT INTO TOWN AND WAS RETURNING AND DRIVING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN OUR EXCURSION DIED, SHE HAD A TERRIBLE TIME STEERING AND AVOIDING INJURY WITHOUT POWER ASSIST, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AT OUR EXPENSE, I BORROWED AN OBDII SCAN TOOL AND PULLED THE CODE FOR CPS, REPLACED AND IT RUN...

Mileage: 93,150

I HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION HAD A DOOR AJAR DUMMY LIGHT FAIL TO SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON BUT NEVER DID FIND THE PROBLEM. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME SO I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT....

Mileage: 81,300

I HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION HAD A DOOR AJAR DUMMY LIGHT FAIL TO SHUT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT TO REMAIN ON BUT NEVER DID FIND THE PROBLEM. I ENDED UP DRIVING HOME SO I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT....

Mileage: 81,300

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 FORD EXCURSION HAD A DEFECTIVE SWITCH. THE HEADLAMP SWITCH FRACTURED AND SEPARATED FORM THE HEADLAMP. HE USED A PAIR OF PLIERS TO TURN WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CURRENTLY HAS 88,275 MILES ON. ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON DURINGN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF HE TURNED OF THE WIPERS WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES LATER HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED TO SM...

Mileage: 150,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL PERFORMED IN DEC, 2006. ON 11 JAN ,2007 SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UNPLUGGED BRAKE SWITCH AT MASTER CYLINDER, CONNECTOR WAS PLASTIC AND HAD BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM IT. PULLED 20 AMP FUSE FROM FUSE PANEL, SMOKE STOPPED. THE MAIN CONCERN IS T...

2000 FORD EXCURSION, CRUISE CONTROL RECALL PERFORMED IN DEC, 2006. ON 11 JAN ,2007 SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UNPLUGGED BRAKE SWITCH AT MASTER CYLINDER, CONNECTOR WAS PLASTIC AND HAD BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM IT. PULLED 20 AMP FUSE FROM FUSE PANEL, SMOKE STOPPED. THE MAIN CONCERN IS T...

2000 FORD EXCURSION V-10 EJECTED A SPARK PLUG WHILE I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT FORD REFUSES TO STAND UP TO. COST TO REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $3,750. I BELIEVE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INACTION TO COR...

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD PREMATURELY WORN OUT. THE OLD PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED WITH GREASE FITTINGS AS WERE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY A...

Mileage: 74,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD PREMATURELY WORN OUT. THE OLD PARTS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED WITH GREASE FITTINGS AS WERE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY A...

Mileage: 74,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT A UNIVERSITY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FIR...

Mileage: 61,375

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE, ENGINE CUT OUT AND SET A SES CODE. HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE SUV TO STOP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF DRIVING I KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL WITH 8 OCCUPANTS IN SUV. ONCE STOPPED, I GOT OUT CODE READER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CPS (CA...

Mileage: 76,540

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE, ENGINE CUT OUT AND SET A SES CODE. HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE SUV TO STOP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT DUE TO THE SLOW NATURE OF DRIVING I KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL WITH 8 OCCUPANTS IN SUV. ONCE STOPPED, I GOT OUT CODE READER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CPS (CA...

Mileage: 76,540

THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE REMOTE START CHANGED BATTERY, THEN THE TOGGLE SWITCHES INSIDE THE TRUCK THAT CONTROL THE LOCKS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTING MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON...

CPS FAILED ON 2000 FORD 7.3L DIESEL. *JB

Mileage: 52,150

CPS FAILED ON 2000 FORD 7.3L DIESEL. *JB

Mileage: 52,150

2000 FORD EXCURSION HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. *KB THE CRACKS WERE 2-3 INCHES LONG AND IN MULTIPLE SPOTS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *NM

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH THE OPT. 7.3 DIESEL ENGINE. I HAVE HAD 2 ENGINE FAILURES WERE MY ENGINE WOULD QUIT AND NOT RESTART. THE CPS (CAM POSITION SENSOR) FAILED. THIS IS MY WIFE'S TRUCK. WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPS YOU MUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION TO KEEP THE SUV UNDER CONTROL. ...

Mileage: 101,600

WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF INTERSTATE 380 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 P.M. CDT ON SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2006, 1/2 MILE NORTH OF MILE MARKER 29, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S...

Mileage: 78,898

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABILITY TO STEER RESUMED. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY THEREFORE NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED...

Mileage: 89,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRE SIDEWALLS ARE SPLITTING. THE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH. THE TIRES PRESSURE HAS BEEN KEPT AT THE RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY SERVICED, ROTATED AND HAD THE PRESSURE CHECKED ON THEM. THERE HAS ...

Mileage: 34,000

ON 26JAN06 I TOOK MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED EDITION TO EDDIE YALKLIN FORD DEALERSHIP IN KINGSVILLE TEXAS FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION OF MY SUV DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD A FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE EXCURSION AFTER A TRIP. WHEN I TOOK THE EXCURSION AND THEY INSPECTED IT THEY C...

Mileage: 100,211

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH MELTED CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERATING UNUSUAL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE CRUISE CONTRO...

Mileage: 70,580

ON FRIDAY MAY 12TH MY WIFE HAD PICKED UP THE KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND RETURNED HOME AROUND 3:10 P.M. PARKING OUR FORD EXCURSION IN THE GARAGE. AROUND 4:15 P.M. A CABLE TV TECHNICIAN POUNDED ON THE FRONT DOOR AND INDICATED THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE GARAGE. MY SONS OPENED THE DOOR BETWEEN THE GARAGE AND HOU...

Mileage: 800,000

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V258000:MOTOR. I HAVE CALLED MY FORD DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM/RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED IN MY TRUCK, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THE WIPER JUST STOPS ON INTERMITTENT MODE AND DOE...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL PLUG WAS BURNED AND THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER UPON INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD ONLY ENGAGE INTERMITTENTL...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE OIL ON THE VEHICLE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING MELTED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH INDICATED SIGNS OF CHARRING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER, NO FIRE INCIDENT WAS NO...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERHOOD AREA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. MINOR FIRE DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED...

Mileage: 140,000

DRIVING APPROX. 40 MPH, HEARD A POP AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST ALL BUT MINIMAL POWER. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED A SPARK PLUG DANGLING OUTSIDE THE CYLINDER HEAD. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD, SAID "OH, YES IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME....BUT ITS NOT A RECALL." VEHICLE HAS 82K MILES, OFF WARRANTY, LAST SPA...

ON 3/24/06 WHILE DRIVING MY EXCURSION THE CRUISE CONTROL & SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING , THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. ON 3/26/06 WHILE WATCHING TV WITH MY WIFE, A LOCAL OFF DUTY FIREFIGHTER STATED POUNDING ON MY FRONT DOOR, WHEN I OPENDE...

Mileage: 47,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE KNOB FOR THE HEADLIGHTS HAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V075000, REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 45,000

ON 2/25/06 MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND CALLED DUE TO OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION NOT STARTING. I THEN WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE ALL FILTRATION EXCEPT THE OIL. IT DID RUN FOR A SHORT TIME BUT DIED AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO GET IT STARTED AFTER THAT AND AGAIN DYING AFTER EVERY SHORT START. W...

Mileage: 64,192

I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD EXCURION IN SUMMER 2003. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES TIMES FOR STAYING ON RANDOMLY. THE BACKUP BEEPER HAS NEVER WORKED AND WHEN I TRIED TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS REPAIRED UNDER THE $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ALS...

I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD EXCURION IN SUMMER 2003. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES TIMES FOR STAYING ON RANDOMLY. THE BACKUP BEEPER HAS NEVER WORKED AND WHEN I TRIED TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS REPAIRED UNDER THE $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ALS...

I PURCHASED MY 2000 FORD EXCURION IN SUMMER 2003. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES TIMES FOR STAYING ON RANDOMLY. THE BACKUP BEEPER HAS NEVER WORKED AND WHEN I TRIED TO HAVE BOTH ITEMS REPAIRED UNDER THE $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED. I ALS...

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXCURSION 4X4. THE PROBLEM IS NONE OF THE DOOR WILL LOCK OR UNLOCKED USING KEYLESS ENTRY AND DOOR LOCK SWITCH. I READ THAT FORD HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FROM MANY MODELS OF FORD TRUCKS FOR SOME TIME NOW. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ABOUT THIS P...

Mileage: 23,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON DRY ROADS THE TWO DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN TWO HOURS OF ONE ANOTHER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRES THE CONTACT NOTICED TIRES OVER INFLATED AND BULGED. WHEN A SERVICE DEALER WAS CO...

Mileage: 57,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BEFORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE. IT WAS EVIDENT THE FIRE STARTED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V388000, REGAR...

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD EXCURSION, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE, A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT OF THE SEPARATION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *JB

LOUISE SUDDUTH HAD DRIVEN HER 2000 FORD EXCURSION TO SUDDUTH FARMS IN MAYO, S.C. SHE HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS NOT RUNNING. MRS. SUDDUTH RECEIVED SERIOUS AND ULTIMATELY FATAL BURNS. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION AT 35 MPH. ON A POSTED 35 MPH. ROAD ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT, TO AVOID HITTING HIM I VEERED AWAY AND RAN OFF THE ROADWAY STRIKING A TREE HEAD ON. NO FRONT AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

Mileage: 62,308

DT: THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BRAKE CYLINDER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER PULLING THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH THE SMOKE STOPPED COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS BEEN UNHOOKED THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT....

Mileage: 144,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE RATTLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED. SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE REAR WHEEL ROTORS. ...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTS IN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. RAPID BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ARE HIGH RISK FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. I BOUGHT THIS EXCURSION USED WITH ~48,00...

Mileage: 104,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK SMELLED BURNING ODOR FROM AC VENTS. WHEN STOPPED AT WORK, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHUT OFF IGNITION AND RAISED HOOD. SPEED SENSOR DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS SMOLDERING. REACHED IN WITH RAG TO DISCONNECT ELECTRICAL PLUG TO SWITCH AND PLUG FELL OFF IN HAND (ME...

Mileage: 117,000

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE HAD SPORADIC SURGING. THE VEHICLE TENDED TO SURGE AT LOWER SPEEDS. IN MAY 2005 A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ISC MOTOR, FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE RAN WELL UNTIL 11-9-2005. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY EXITING A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. SHE PRESSED ON THE B...

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE HAD SPORADIC SURGING. THE VEHICLE TENDED TO SURGE AT LOWER SPEEDS. IN MAY 2005 A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ISC MOTOR, FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE RAN WELL UNTIL 11-9-2005. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY EXITING A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. SHE PRESSED ON THE B...

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE HAD SPORADIC SURGING. THE VEHICLE TENDED TO SURGE AT LOWER SPEEDS. IN MAY 2005 A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ISC MOTOR, FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE RAN WELL UNTIL 11-9-2005. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY EXITING A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING. SHE PRESSED ON THE B...

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHE HEARD A "BIG POP". VEHICLE BECAME IMMEDIATELY DISABLED. SHE CALLED TOW COMPANY AND SENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD FORD DEALER. THEY STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT "DEFECT" AS SPARK PLUGS SHOULD NOT BE FLYING OUT OF...

Mileage: 89,651

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. SPARK PLUGS WERE EJECTED OUT OF CYLINDER HEADS. NO LONGER HAD THREADS. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER, 23, 2005. NO CRASH. INVOLVED. VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THEN VEHICLE TOOK A RIGHT TURN, AND THAT WAS WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. NO DAMAGE TO THE H...

Mileage: 56,883

MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT AND BURNED. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FULL FLAMES WHEN MY DAUGHTER HEARD THE ALARM GOING OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT BURNED THE ENTIRE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE BEFOR...

Mileage: 131,564

DT: 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP; THEY STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD CAUSED IT. THE E...

VEHICLE'S FIRE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *AK

Mileage: 125,000

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES, FIXED AT LEAST WITH THREE VISITS TO CENTURY FORD IN MT. AIRY, MD UNDER WARRANTY. WARRANTY EXPIRED PROBLEMS AROSE AGAIN AND HAVE COMPOUNDED. (* FIXED IN WARRANTY PERIOD MORE THAN ONCE AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR) DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON*, INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON FO...

Mileage: 25,000

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE FAILURE X2. *JB

Mileage: 68

MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION - EXCURSION REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE - AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON 8/3/05. EXCURSION WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM A FORD DEALER. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY 8/9/05 TO REQUEST AN I...

Mileage: 100,550

OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION KEEPS HAVING THE SPARK PLUGS SHOOT OUT OF THEIR HOLES DAMAGING THE HEAD AND INDIVIDUAL SPARK PLUG COILS (3 REPLACED SO FAR). WE HAVE SPENT NEARLY $500 REPAIRING THE HEADS/COILS SO FAR. I EXPECT ADDITIONAL PLUGS TO FAIL ON THE V-10 ENGINE. I AM AFRAID OF CONTINUED HEAD AND ...

Mileage: 77,321

I OWN A FORD EXCURSION WITH A 6.8 V10 MOTOR. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT POSTED SPEED ONE OR MORE (WAITING TO HERE FROM REPAIR SHOP) SPARK PLUGS WERE BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY AT THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ...

Mileage: 67,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOME, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BURNED. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. ALSO, IT BURNED THE HOUSE DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *AK *JB

Mileage: 118,000

MY CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER A FIRE BROKE OUT WHILE PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES. MY WIFE SMELLED SOMETHING COMING FROM SUV AND SAW SMOKE START TO COME FROM DRIVER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE SAW THE GLOW ON STREET FROM FIRE BREAK OUT (9:00PM). FIRE DEPT WA...

Mileage: 96,265

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WAS IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME. BEGAN SMELLING BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. FOUND WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INCREASING DRAMATICALLY IN VOLUME. IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, THE SMOKE WAS A SOLID CURTAIN COMING FROM THE GAP BETWEEN THE HOOD AND DRIVER S...

Mileage: 60,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA WHEN THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE ON MY 2000 EXCURSION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND DID NOT CRASH. DAMAGED WAS CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE TREAD HITTING THE SIDE AND REAR OF T...

Mileage: 47,689

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON HIS VEHICLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. THIS OCCURRED ON JUNE 28, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. THE CONSUMER WAS MOWING HIS LAWN AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO ...

Mileage: 146,000

DT: THE OIL PAN RUSTED AND THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPLACED. THIS WAS IN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THERE WERE NEVER ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND, AND THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. THE PRICE OF $892.00 AT FORD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS COULD...

Mileage: 20,000

DT: THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH KNOB BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM THE SWITCH. CONSUMER MATCHED THE RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ALREADY IN EFFECT, BUT IT DOES NOT COVER THE OWNERS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEMS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS BEFORE THE KNOB BROKE.*AK *SB

Mileage: 88,000

4 A.M. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WOKE UP TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION WAS IN FLAMES. AT THAT TIME THE FIRE WAS CONSENTRATED UNDER THE HOOD ON LEFT SIDE.THE LEFT TIRE WAS ALREADY IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPATMENT ARRIVED TO PUT IT OUT. WHICH TOOK A...

Mileage: 120,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION - V10 1ST - ALL POWERLOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO REPLACE MOTORS AT OWN EXPENSE 2ND - BATTERY DRAIN WITHIN ONE WEEK - CAUSES DEAD BATTERY. HAVE PUT THREE BATTERIES IN VEHICLE AND FORD CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. 3RD - FRONT BEEPING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY - CAN'T FIND IT, DON'T KNOW ...

Mileage: 55,000

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH KNOB FRACTURE AT DASH BOARD CONNECTION. HEADLIGHT SWITCH KNOB FELL OFF. UNABLE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON - SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER NHTSA THAT HAS SAME ISSUE WITH SAME YR AND MODEL 01V075000. FORD SAYS NOT ACCORDING TO MY VIN.

Mileage: 139,000

PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY SPLIT IN 2, COMPLETE FAILURE OF PARK BRAKE AND UNIT FAILURE. WHOLE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED, HARDLY EVER USED, SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED

PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY SPLIT IN 2, COMPLETE FAILURE OF PARK BRAKE AND UNIT FAILURE. WHOLE UNIT MUST BE REPLACED, HARDLY EVER USED, SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING REFUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR STEELTEX RADIAL TIRE RECALL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR *SC *JB

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN, WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF...

Mileage: 62,000

ELECTRICAL HARNESS (WHICH INCLUDES THE CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, ETC) CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BURNED OUT PARTS. I WENT BACK RECENTLY TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO ASK IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT EXCURSIONS WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IT WAS JUST COINC...

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE AND TURNING SIGNAL INADVERTENTLY WENT OUT. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING. *AK *NM

Mileage: 56,000

BUTTON WHICH TURNS ON HEADLIGHTS BROKE OFF OF SWITCH. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000 EXCURSIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LATER CALLED FORD THEY CLAIMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY INSIST THAT I HAVE TO BUY THE $85 HEADLIGHT A...

Mileage: 74,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION XLT 7.3L DIESEL. FOUR DOOR LOCK MOTORS FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. DOORS DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH USE OF ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SWITCHES LOCATED ON FRONT DOOR HANDLES. REPLACED ALL DOOR LOCK MOTORS AT ASE CERTIFED TECHNICIAN SHOP, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. OLD PARTS ARE...

Mileage: 75,000

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS IN THE CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER WAS IN HIS GARAGE WITH THE DOOR UP WHEN HE NETS RECALL CAMPAIGN HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THE FIRE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. HE TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES...

Mileage: 81,000

TRAVELING NORTH IN LIGHT RAIN ON IH 55 AT BROOKHAVEN, MS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20, 2005. I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN FAILURE OF A FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S RADIAL TIRE. LUCKILY IT WAS ON THE REAR OF MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEP...

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT AND SHIMMIED INTERMITENLLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 59,500

THE PAST SIX WEEKS MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND CHANGING FUEL FILTER THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS GOING DIM QUITE FREQUENTLY. AFTER THIRD OCCURENCE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. AFTER CHECKING FOR TWO DAYS, ...

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE FIRE. 2000 FORD EXCURSION. IN THE SAME WIRE/SWITCH AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I PARKED IN A MALL PARKING LOT, AND PREPARED TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE STORE OPENED. I SAW PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE HOOD. I GOT OUT AND CAUTIOUSLY LIFTED THE HOOD. THE WIRIN...

Mileage: 106,300

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT OPERATE DUE TO THE SPRING. ALSO, THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP ACCORDINGLY.*AK

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT OPERATE DUE TO THE SPRING. ALSO, THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP ACCORDINGLY.*AK

THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AFTER ONLY 58000 MILES. THIS WAS THE OEM SPARK PLUG. IT DAMAGED THE HEAD, THE COIL AND, OF COURSE, THE SPARK PLUG. A NEW HEAD WILL BE NEEDED. THE DEALER, RANCHO FORD IN TEMECULA, CA, SAYS THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOT YET CORRECTED. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

2000 FORD EXCURSION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HOME ALSO CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE FIRE ERUPTED. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

SIDEWALL TIRE FAILURE WITH INSTANT RELEASE OF PRESSURE, VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE.*AK

2000 FORD EXCURSION DIESEL. SEAT HEATER IN PASSENGER SIDE OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT ALL WIRING IN THE SEAT BASE AT 96,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

I WENT TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS AND THE KNOB BROKE. I AM UNABLE TO TURN ON MY HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT USING A PAIR OF PLYERS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT KNOB AND ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT BUYING FROM FORD THE WHOLE HEADLAMP SWITCH FOR 85.00. ALL I NEED IS A 5.00 KNOB. I SAW ON YOUR WEBSI...

Mileage: 82,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 2001. NHTAS'S RECALL # 01V258000. RECENTLY THE WIPER COVER STARTED TO BURN, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR AND SWITCH NOT TO WORK. *JB

2000-2005 FORD EXCURSION MANUFACTURED WITH NO CENTER POSITION SHOULDER HARNESS OR 3RD SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT. FORD SHOULD OFFER RETROFIT KIT TO UPDATE VEHICLE.*AK

2000-2005 FORD EXCURSION MANUFACTURED WITH NO CENTER POSITION SHOULDER HARNESS OR 3RD SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT. FORD SHOULD OFFER RETROFIT KIT TO UPDATE VEHICLE.*AK

EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION. EXCURSIONS HAS SAME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *BF *SC

MY EXCURSION HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 8+ TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 12-2002. THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION ARE THE TOP RECURRING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO CONCLUDE ALL PROBLEMS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES AT DEALERSHIP, I HAVE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES TWO TIMES IN THE LAST ...

Mileage: 52,000

MY EXCURSION HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 8+ TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 12-2002. THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION ARE THE TOP RECURRING PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO CONCLUDE ALL PROBLEMS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES AT DEALERSHIP, I HAVE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES TWO TIMES IN THE LAST ...

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. BLEW SPARK PLUG RIGHT OUT OF HEAD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY PUT IN A HEIL COIL. 5 MONTHS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY DIFFERENT SPARK PLUG. TOOK TO FORD. TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST ME 3500.00 TO REPLACE NEW HEAD. DID SOME RESEARC...

Mileage: 56,000

AT 76000 MILES THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY V10 EXCURSION. THE EXCURSION IS A 2000 MODEL YEAR AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE PLUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED SINCE NEW. FORD WILL NOT FIX IT AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY, (HERITAGE INSURANCE) WILL NOT COVER IT AS THEY SAY IT IS ...

Mileage: 76,305

I PURCHASED 4 BIG O BIG FOOT AT TIRES IN AUGUST 2003. IN THE FOUR MONTHS BETWEEN JULY 2004 AND NOVEMBER 2004, I EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE HIGH-SPEED CATASTROPHIC BLOW OUTS ON 3 OF THE TIRES. IN EACH CASE, I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS ON A WARM S...

I PURCHASED 4 BIG O BIG FOOT AT TIRES IN AUGUST 2003. IN THE FOUR MONTHS BETWEEN JULY 2004 AND NOVEMBER 2004, I EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE HIGH-SPEED CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUTS ON 3 OF THE TIRES. IN EACH CASE, I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS ON A WARM S...

I PURCHASED 4 BIG O BIG FOOT AT TIRES IN AUGUST 2003. IN THE FOUR MONTHS BETWEEN JULY 2004 AND NOVEMBER 2004, I EXPERIENCED 3 SEPARATE HIGH-SPEED CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUTS ON 3 OF THE TIRES. IN EACH CASE, I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH) WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS ON A WARM S...

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE, TIRE BLEW FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TIRES AND WAS TOLD ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS REASSURED HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TWO TIRES HE HAD PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTH...

PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH BRAKES ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION. *BF A SQUEALING AND CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS (TWICE), PADS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. ...

CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THIS PART WAS REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. AS A RESULT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE PART WAS REPLACED NINE TIMES. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT ON 6.8 LITER V-10 ENGINE - 2000 FORD EXCURSION AT UNDER 50,000 MILES. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND FORD WILL NOT ADMIT TO FAULT. FORD DEALER CANNOT, OR WILL NOT EXPLAIN CAUSE. ONLINE FORUMS DISCUSS PROBLEM AS COMMON. COST IS $3000.00.*AK

Mileage: 49,590

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON BOTH PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A POLICE OFFICER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON BOTH PROBLEMS. *JB

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES EXPERIENCED FAILURE. *BF THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL THE TIRES. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRES HE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM KEEPING HIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE CONSUMER. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND IT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE MADE UPON RECEIPT OF THE SPECIAL FORMS WHICH WERE NEVER RECEIVED BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRE EQUIPMENT ON FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND A FORD DEALER TO HAVE HIS TRIES REPLACED, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD BY BOTH COMPANIES THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TIRES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO H...

CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FIRESTONE TIRE. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIRES THAT WERE REPLACED , AND MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO REIMBURSEMENT. *AK NO RECALL FOUND FOR THIS TIRE. *TC

Mileage: 23,000

THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. *NM THERE WAS A SHIMMY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIMMYING AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO TURN AND WAS ALIGNED IN THE FRONT, THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE BATTERIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (STE...

THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALLED FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. *NM THERE WAS A SHIMMY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIMMYING AND THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO TURN AND WAS ALIGNED IN THE FRONT, THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE BATTERIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (STE...

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF MY 2000 EXCURSION. THE DEALERSHIP BODY SHOP MANAGER, FORD REGIONAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND EVERYONE WHO HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE LACK OF APPLICATION OF THE "SEAL COAT". I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEA...

Mileage: 40,000

THE VEHICLE'S TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR UNEVENLY AND THE SUSPENSION COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *NM THE VEHICLE PULLED CONSTANTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AFTER IT WAS ALIGNED. THE CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER THE TIRES ON HIS VEHICLE WAS APART OF THE RECALL. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD THE CONSUMER THE TIRES ...

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND ALL MY DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK. IT TRIES TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THEM, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY THERE HASNT BEENA RECALL IF THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...

Mileage: 73,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER LIFTED THE SHIELD TO REMOVE THE CHILD, ONE SIDE OF THE SHIELDS ARM DISLODGED. *AK *SC *JB

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. IT JUST TURNED 36,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004 MY LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING PAINT DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. WE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND BROUGHT IT TO A TIRE DEALER. HE LOOKED OVER THE OTHER TIRES AND SAID THEY DI...

Mileage: 35,900

BRAKES SQUEAKING AFTER 500 MI. TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO NEW TYPE PADS WITH METAL CONTENT. BEGAN SHUDDERING AND PULLING TO SIDE AT 10K MILES. ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES BETWEEN 10K AND 35K MILES. ROTORS & PADS REPLACED AT 35K MILES. TURNED AGAIN AT 42K MILES. PROBLEM PERSI...

VEHICLE = 2000 FORD EXCURSION. IRES = FIRESTONE STEELTEX WHILE TRAVELING ON I-80 EASTBOUND FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH TO PARK CITY, UTAH, THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) FRONT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPPED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR ANYTHI...

VEHICLE = 2000 FORD EXCURSION.RES = FIRESTONE STEELTEX WHILE TRAVELING ON I-15 SOUTHBOUND FROM BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, THE LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) REAR TIRE ON THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DID NOT HIT ANY DEBRIS OR ANYTHING ...

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TIRES ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER HE HAD ALREADY REPLACED HIS TIRES WITH B.F. GOODRICH 8-PLY TIRES. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS ORIGINAL TIRES HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE 10 PLY REPLACE...

LOUND POPPING NOISE COMING FROM MOTOR. TOWED TO FORD DELERSHIP. SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT OF HEAD. $4,000.00 TO FIX. IN SHOP NOW. HANDS ARE TIED WITH NO OTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION. 2000 FORD EXCURSION V-10 MOTOR. *LA

Mileage: 60,000

VEHICLE PULLS LEFT WHILE BRAKING, AND PAINT IS PEELING IN THE WHEEL WELLS.*MR THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN WHO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE COST THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP ...

Mileage: 84,832

WHILE DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CHECKING ENGINE FLUIDS AND VERIFYING EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT IN TO CHECK, SO WE TRAILERED IT TO A NEENAH REPAIR SHOP. AFTER CHECKING VARIOUS THINGS HE INDI...

Mileage: 115,000

THE FRONT ROTORS WERE BADLY WARPED AT 18,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT ARE WARPED AGAIN AT 23,000 MILES. POOR DESIGN AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *LA

Mileage: 18,000

PRIOR WEEK NOTICED ROUGHNESS IN RIDE. DID NOT DETECT DAMAGE. JULY 2, TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON SOUTH 101 TOWARD GILROY. RIDE WAS ROUGH AND A NOISE LIKE A HELICOPTER WAS HEARD. MADE DECISION TO GET OFF OF FREEWAY TO INVESTIGATE. IN THE SLOW LANE, LOUD NOISE, STOPPED CAR ON FREEWAY EXIT SHOULDER. A...

Mileage: 69,900

IN FEB. 2004 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD RECALLING THE TIRES I HAD ON MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE TIRES HAD 44000 MILES ON THEM AT THAT TIME WITH NO FAILURE. WE HAD THE REPLACEMENTS PUT ON BY CAPITOL CITY FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS ON 03/25/2004. MY WIFE AND SOME FAMILY WENT TO TENNESSEE OVER THE MEMORI...

Mileage: 1,500

PROBLEMS WITH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HER TIRES HAD CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALLS. THE CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED FOUR NEW BRIDGESTONE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND WAS OFFERED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

Mileage: 45,539

VEHICLE TIRES ARE SEPARATING.*MR PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, BUT WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE NOT BEING RECALLED. ONE YEAR LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS LISTED AS HAVING TIRES WHICH WERE BEING RECALLED. THE LETTER...

Mileage: 22,820

CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED IN DENIAL OF CLAIM REGARDING COMPLAINT 10071543.*MR THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES AT A NON FIRESTONE RETAIL STORE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. *NM

2000 FORD EXCURSION HAS AN OCCASIONAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *MR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A CUT IN THE SIDEWALL WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM...

2000 FORD EXCURSION HAS AN OCCASIONAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *MR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A CUT IN THE SIDEWALL WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A VIBRATION THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM...

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RECALLED FOR A TIRE EXCHANGE, HOWEVER THE CLOSEST FIRESTONE DEALER WAS 120 MILES AWAY. THERE WAS A CLOSER TIRE DEALER WHO CARRIED THE SAME FIRESTONE TIRES, BUT FIRESTONE WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THAT TIRE DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE THE TIRES. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 61,000

OWNER HAS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EQUIPPED WITH STEELTEX RADIAL A/T TIRES SIZE LT265/75R16. THE VEHICLE HAD 1 TIRE BLOW OUT AND WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OWNER TRIED TO CONTACT FIRESTONE FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE BUT FIRESTONE REFUSED. THE OWNER THEN RECEIVED HELP FROM GOODYEAR AND REPLACED THO...

Mileage: 40,000

REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST SOLICITED BY FIRESTONE SAFETY CAMPAIGN.*MR NUMEROUS SPLITS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE SIDEWALL OFF ALL FOUR TIRES MOUNTED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALER, A LOCAL FIRESTONE REP AGREED TO SELL THE CONSUMER FOUR NEW FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT LOAD RANGE D TIRES ...

Mileage: 40,214

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE EARLY IN THE MORNING AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMINGFROM THE ENGINE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE HEAD GASKET. NEED TO BE REPLACED THE ENGINE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE RAPID RECALL 04T003000 HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR 3 MONTHS, AND DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS CHIN HIT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

Mileage: 76,000

FIRESTONE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR A TIRE PURCHASE WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE FIRESTONE STEELEX TIRE WAS RECALLED. ALSO, IT WAS NOT A BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRE. *AK

Mileage: 37,000

PRIOR TO RECEIVING STEELTEX TIRE RECALL, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO AIR LOSS. *PH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT UNDETERMINED SPEED RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL. *AK TWO INCIDENTS OF TIRE BLOW OUTS, ONE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AND THE OTHER ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE. *LA

Mileage: 50,000

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH LOAD RANGE E TIRES. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE FIRESTONE STATED THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER DISAGREED AND S...

Mileage: 51,000

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (04V14) FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT THIS TIME. SERVICE MANAGER KEITH RUOHUEN. *MR *LA

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE CHARGE OF REPLACEMENT TIRE EQUIPMENT. (NAR) *MR THE MODEL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE APART OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. (THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY BECAUSE HE DID NOT GO TO AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAVE THE TIR...

HAD STEELTEX R4S TIRES ON MY BRAND NEW EXCURSION (I BOUGHT IT WITH 4,752 MILES ON IT AND MY TIRE WENT AT 35,001 MILES), ROTATED AND MY OIL CHANGED JUNE 10, 2002. NOTICED SLITS ON THE SIDES OF THESE TIRES. FORD SENT ME TO FIRESTONE. GUY AT FIRESTONE ASSURED ME THESE TIRES WERE SAFE AND I NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 35,001

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 67000 MILES WITH NO TOWING OR SEVERE USE. FORD HAS NO GREASE JOINTS AVAILABLE. I DETECTED DUE TO VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 67000 MILES WITH NO TOWING OR SEVERE USE. FORD HAS NO GREASE JOINTS AVAILABLE. I DETECTED DUE TO VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT A MONTH AGO REGARDING FIRESTONE SATELLITES A/T TIRES, LT265/75R16 LOAD RANGE, DEALER HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FORMS AUTHORIZING THE REPLACEMENT OF RECALLED TIRES. *AK

CONSUMER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING FIRESTONE TIRES PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL. *PH *LA

WIS. DEPT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION FORWARDED MY COMPLAINT FILE # 435376. SINCE I FILED THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD AND L& S TRUCK MY VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE CENTER. HE STATED THAT THE PLUG FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP MYSTERIOUSLY CAME LOOSE. THIS HAPPENE...

Mileage: 114,980

CONSUMER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO A RECALL. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE IN ORDER, IF DONE. CONSUMER STATED THAT MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT INSPECT THE TIRES. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

RIGHT REAR TIRE ON 2000 FORD EXCURSION COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. *PH *MR

COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICED RECEIVED FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE CALL CENTER. *PH CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT ON TIRE REPLACEMENT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY CAMPAIGN. *LA

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS. (NAR) *PH *CB THE BLOWOUTS OCCURRED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE SAME THING OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE SEAM FELL APART. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER WHICH STATED THE TIRES WERE RECALLED. *JB

BRIDESTONE DUELER A/T D693 LT285/75R16 TLOWLPS D, ARTICLE NUMBER 298581. TIRES PURCHASED 9/18/03. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 6 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. 2000 FORD EXCURSION 4WD, DIESEL. *AK CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT ON FRONT LEFT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON I-30 IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AT 2:00 PM...

Mileage: 68,000

BRIDESTONE DUELER A/T D693 LT285/75R16 TLOWLPS D, ARTICLE NUMBER 298581. TIRES PURCHASED 9/18/03. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 6 MONTHS, 10,000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. 2000 FORD EXCURSION 4WD, DIESEL. *AK CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT ON FRONT LEFT DRIVERS SIDE WHILE DRIVING ON I-30 IN GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AT 2:00 PM...

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING, TWO TIRES BLEW OUT ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE SIDEWALLS CRACKED BEFORE THE TIRES BLEW OUT. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE. THE OWNER STATED THAT," THE SIDE WALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED." FIRESTONE ALL SEASON STEEL TEX. THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE TIRE SIZE AND DOT ...

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE JUST SHREDDED. HE STATED HE STILL HAD THE WHEEL AND WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, AFTER HEARING THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE STEELTEX TIRES, HE STATED THAT THE DE...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHUDDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. *AK

CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECALL. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFUSED TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE DIFFRENT THAN THOSE THAT MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

MY VEHICLE, A FORD EXCURSION, SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION. AS A RESULT OF THE SEPARATION, THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER. DURING THE ROLLOVER, MY WIFE AND I AND OUR TWO PASSENGERS, MY SON AND HIS WIFE, RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE SHREDDED COMPLETELY FROM THE SIDEWALL TO THE TREAD. TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND CALLED A TOW ...

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL AT LT 265/75R 16D. ON 6/1/02 MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON I-70 IN ILLINOIS. WE HAD A BLOWOUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED. STEERING IMMEDIATELY BECAME DIFFICULT. I SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN OF I-70 AND SLOWED...

Mileage: 30,000

REPLACEMENT OF FIRESTONE TIRES INITIATED BY RECALL OF 2/26/04. I REPLACED THESE TIRES IN 2001 AT 17,200 MILES BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. AT THAT TIME THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPEN. FORD NOW USES E RATED TIRES ON THE EXCURSION WHICH RUN AT HI...

Mileage: 17,200

CONSUMER STATED THAT FIRESTONE TIRES SEPARATED AND FLAPPED BEFORE CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE. SINCE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BEFORE MARCH, 2003 FIRESTONE WILL NOT HONOR CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR A REPLACEMENT. *AK

Mileage: 48,187

REPLACEMENT OF FIRESTONE TIRES INITIATED BY RECALL OF 2/26/04. HAVING REPLACED THESE TIRES IN 2001 AT 21,622 MILES BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS, I AM NOW INELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE OF HAVING DONE SO. RATHER, IT SEEMS, I SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE TIRES HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THEN, IF I HA...

2000 FORD EXCURSION ROLL A WAY IN REVERSE WHEN PARKED. *JB

Mileage: 76,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD EXCURSION (DIESEL). SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. WHEN THEY FAIL, PERSONS CAN NOT ENTER OR LEAVE THE CAR. TWO YEARS AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER SO THEY COULD REPAIR OR REPLACE TWO FAILED DOOR LOCK ...

Mileage: 56,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD EXCURSION (DIESEL). SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. WHEN THEY FAIL, PERSONS CAN NOT ENTER OR LEAVE THE CAR. TWO YEARS AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER SO THEY COULD REPAIR OR REPLACE TWO FAILED DOOR LOCK ...

Mileage: 56,000

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *PH THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT INDICATING THAT THE TIRE HAD A RUPTURE PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. *NM

Mileage: 59,312

AFTER USING REMOTE AND KEYLESS ENTRY, DOORS APPEARED TO BE UNLOCKED BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. FINALLY THE DOOR LOCK RELEASED THE DOOR AND GAINED ACCESS TO THE CAR INTERIOR. TRIED ALL 5 DOORS BEFORE DRIVERS DOOR FINALLY OPENED. WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DRIVERS DOOR OPE...

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALL FOR ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. FIRSTONE #LT265/75R16 STEEL BELT #AT PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE ALARM WAS ALSO ON. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, PER THE FIRE INSPECTOR. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

AIRBAGS FAILED TO WORK IN 35 MPH CRASH. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *MR THE VEHICLE HIT THE GRAVEL. *SCC *JB (LAWYER, GARY UDOUJ ON BEHALF OF CLIENT *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR OPENED AS THE CONSUMER MADE A TURN. THE FORCE FROM THE CONSUMER'S ARM AND BODY CAUSED THE DOOR TO ABRUPTLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK *JB

Mileage: 101,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WITH NO WARNING TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER THE ROAD. RADIAL, LONG TALL, SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT#1201160MTS. SAM CLUB REFUSED TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT TIRES. *AK

A RAT OR A SQUIRREL CHEWED UP THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL LINE WAS REDESIGNED BY FORD. *PH *JB

Mileage: 20,513

2000 FORD EXCURSION WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A FORD FOCUS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. $ 10,000.00 IN DAMAGE WAS DONE TO EXCURSION AND FOCUS WAS TOTALED. *PH

Mileage: 28,000

THIS IS A 2000 FORD EXCURSION LIMITED 4X4, V-10. THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKING PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE ONLY SYMPTOMS WAS A "KNOCK" INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE, BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE SOUND COULD BE FOUND ON INSPECTION. AT...

Mileage: 38,500

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. CAUSE OF THE BLOWOUT WAS NOT DETERMINED.

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT....MY WIFE SHARON SERNE WAS DRIVING EAST ON HWY 50 COMING UP TO THE ELDORADO HILLS EXIT WHEN OUT OF NO WARE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE RS4 LT265-75-16) OF OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION BLEW OUT, SHE WAS PULLED HARD INTO THE CENTER GUARDRAIL AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENTI...

Mileage: 39,800

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, SIZE LT265/75R16, DOT#119116R.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXCURSION THAT HAS FIRESTONE TIRES ON IT THAT WERE STOCK FROM THE FACTORY. THEY HAVE 1/4" OF TREAT LEFT AND WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE TREAD OFF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME OFF. I SLOWED AND STOPPED AS QUICK AS I COULD. THE TREAD BENT THE BOTTOM...

Mileage: 47,000

LOUD MISSING NOISE COMMING FROM ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER. PROBLEM FOUND WAS # 4 SPARK PLUG ON PASS SIDE OF ENGINE HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS LAYING ON TOP OF ENGINE. IT DAMAGED THREADS IN ALUM HEAD AND COIL PACK. SPARK PLUGS HAVE NEVER BEEN CHANGED. FACTORY DEFECT DURING BUILD. FORD DEALERS CONTACTED AND...

Mileage: 80,000

BLOW OUT OF FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T. THIS IS FIRST OF THREE STEELTEX TIRE FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE IN TWO MONTH PERIOD. EACH WILL BE REPORTED SEPARATELY.*AK

Mileage: 37,900

FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TREAD AND STEEL CORD PEELED OFF FROM TIRE CARCASS CAUSING OVER $2,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS IS THIRD STEELTEX FAILURE ON SAME VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. REMAINING TIRE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE REFUSED TO WARRAN...

Mileage: 42,500

FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T REMOVED FROM SERVICE AS FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN DID NOT LIKE THE APPEARANCE OF THE SIDEWALL. THIS IS SECOND OF 3 FAILURES IN TWO MONTH PERIOD. *AK

Mileage: 37,927

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND . ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND . ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

I'VE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR OVER 7 YRS, I NOTICED THAT MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES HAD STRANGE WEAR AND WERE NOISY. I CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE, WHICH WAS IN MANUFACTURER'S SPECS. WE WENT ON A 500ML ROAD TRIP ALMOST TO MY DESTINATION, WHEN MY LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FREEWAY WITH...

FIRESTONE TIRE DEFECT - STEELTEX -- LAST WEEK MY SON AND TWO FRIENDS WAS DRIVING MY EXCURSION AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN THE TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY AN ON-COMING DRIVER. MY VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD HIT A CULVERT AND FLIPPED END-TO-END. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TH...

VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MH.

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK. AS A RESULT PASSENGER IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE FROM THE REAR. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TIRE BUBBLED UP UNDER THE TREAD, CAUSING A BLOWOUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE ON A DRIVING VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, I FOUND ALL 4 FIRESTONE STEELTEX 265-75 A\T TIRES ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION TO BE EXPERIENCING SIDEWALL FAILURE.2 OF THE TIRES WERE NEAR IMMEDIATE FAILURE AND THE OTHER TWO WERE STARTING TO FAIL.I MAKE IT A HABIT TO CHECK MY TIRES AND VEHICLE CLOSELY WHEN...

I WAS PROCEDING NORTH ON I17 JUST NORTH OF NEW RIVER AZ WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. AT THE TIME I WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND IT TOOK AT LEAST A MILE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY SAFELY. AS I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR RECREATIONAL USA...

Mileage: 36,900

BOTH SPRING OF SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE ROTORS WORE OUT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 42,724

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, WHILE RETURNING FROM A FISHING TRIP AND TOWING A BOAT, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY FORD EXCURSION EXPLODED ON I-285 NORTH OF ATLANTA GA. I WAS IN THE LANE INSIDE THE FAST LANE, BUT MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED AS TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER AND CHANGE THE TIRE. HOW...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE TURNING ON HEADLAMP SWITCH IT CAME OFF IN MY HAND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER REGARDING RECALL #01S09 WAS TOLD ONLY VEHICLES BUILT AT KENTUCKY PLANT 10/8 - 10/30/99 WERE COVERED. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT 11/6/99. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PART FREE.

Mileage: 48,600

V-10 SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. *JB

THE LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

Mileage: 42,724

FRONT ROTORS CONTINUALLY WARPING REGARDLESS OF DRIVING HABITS. TURNED ROTORS TWICE IN LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND REPLACED THEM ONCE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING TOO SMALL FOR SUCH A HEAVY VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2000 FORD DIESEL EXCURSION CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE DASH, STEREO AREA. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR WARNING NOR ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO DEFAULTS AT THE TIME IT WAS BOUGHT. EVERYTHING WORKED AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND WAS KEPT THAT WAY. *NLM

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R45 TIRES WHICH WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. THE TIRES HAVE 30,000 MILES WITH MINIMAL TREAD WEAR, HOWEVER, THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES ARE SPLITTING TO THE CORD. CONTACT WITH FIRESTONE RESULTED IN A VERBAL EXPLANATION THAT THEY WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS A 'RO...

OUR TRANSMISSION ON OUR FORD 2000 EXCURSION KEEPS GOING OUT. ON DANGEROUS TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROADS WHERE THE VEHICLE TAKES UP THE ENTIRE LANE AND I ALWAYS HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I AM ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION AND MY THREE YEAR OLD SON NOW ASKS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN EACH AND EVERYTIME W...

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY, AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END VIBRATED. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED OR RESURFACED BRAKE ROTORS EVERY THREE TO FOUR MON...

Mileage: 36,000

THE EMERGENCY TIRE CABLE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE STREET. *JB

THE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL#01V075000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INCLUDED. *JB SCC

Mileage: 42,898

I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED WARPED ROTORS UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. I HAVE OWNED MY 2000 EXCURSION SINCE NEW AND HAVE ALREADY HAD MY ROTORS RESURFACED ONCE. THEY LASTED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BEFORE HAVING TO HAVE THEM DONE AGAIN. MY LAST VISIT COST ME $500 AND I EXPECT NOTHING LESS FROM THE DEALER T...

Mileage: 17,000

MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION HAS A DEFECTIVE PAINT APPLICATION, RESULTING IN LACK OF ADHESION. LARGE CHUNKS ARE LIFTING OFF AND THE ENTIRE SURFACE IS AT RISK. THE ROOF AND HOOD ARE EXHIBITING THE WORST PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY AUTO BODY SPECIALIST INCLUDING FORD'S OWN DESIGNATED, THAT THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 52,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION THAT RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN A RECALL ISSUED BY FORD ON 8/3/2001 (REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 01V258000). NAMELY, THE INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNTION STOPPED WORKING, FOLLOWED LATER BY COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WIPERS FOLLOWING SNOW AND ICE OBS...

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *JB

I HAVE HAD TWO BRIDGSTONE TIRES WITH APROX 35,000 MILES ON THE FAIL / SEPERATE WITH IN 70 MILES BOTH TIRES HAVE SAME DOT CODES AS WELL AS THE OTHER ON MY TRUCK THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T SIZE 285/75/R16 WITH THE CODE OF EJLFCCB0200

Mileage: 35,135

THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF MY FORD EXCURSION EXPLODED DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY USAGE. THE TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II, LT 265/75R16. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS UNDERINFLATION OF TIRE.

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE TRAVELING THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW. SIZE#lt26575r16, PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

3 OF 4 TIRES BAD ON 2000 EXCURSION WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER FROM JUNE 6THTHROUGH OCTOBER 4TH. FIRST TIRE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL TREAD BUBBLE ON LEFT REAR TIRE, TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, SECOND TIRE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL TREAD BULBBLE ON LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. THIRD TIRE BLEW OUT...

Mileage: 37,500

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING SINCE NEW. THE DEALERS HAVE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEB SITE I SEE THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALSO I HAD THE BEARINGS GO OUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST LEADING TO THE TIRE FALLING OFF IF MY ...

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING SINCE NEW. THE DEALERS HAVE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEB SITE I SEE THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALSO I HAD THE BEARINGS GO OUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST LEADING TO THE TIRE FALLING OFF IF MY ...

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING SINCE NEW. THE DEALERS HAVE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEB SITE I SEE THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALSO I HAD THE BEARINGS GO OUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST LEADING TO THE TIRE FALLING OFF IF MY ...

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING SINCE NEW. THE DEALERS HAVE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEB SITE I SEE THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALSO I HAD THE BEARINGS GO OUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST LEADING TO THE TIRE FALLING OFF IF MY ...

Mileage: 10,000

I OWN A 2000 FORD EXCURSION AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING SINCE NEW. THE DEALERS HAVE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT AFTER SEEING THIS WEB SITE I SEE THAT IS NOT TRUE. ALSO I HAD THE BEARINGS GO OUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST LEADING TO THE TIRE FALLING OFF IF MY ...

Mileage: 10,000

A DRIVERS FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE, ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION EXPLODED ON JULY 7, 2002 ON I-95 IN WALTERBORO, SC. MY GIRLFRIEND AGNES AND A GOOD FRIEND DAVE WERE KILLED, DAVES 11 YR OLD SON MAX SUFFERED A SEVERLY BROKEN RIGHT FEMER, DAVES WIFE, CHERYL HAD SEVERAL DEEP CUTS AND SCRAPES I HAV...

Mileage: 37,000

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.*JB

I OWN A UTILITY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH SOME 30 TRUCKS AND SEVERAL TRAILERS. I TAKE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND TIRE PSI VERY SERIOUSLY. ON A TRIP FROM ST. CHARLES, IL. TO CINCINNATI, OH. I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND PULLED OVER TWICE TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING. AT ABOUT 100 MILES I HAD A CATAST...

Mileage: 38,000

CONSUMER STATES WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE AT A STOP AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AND THE VEHICLE IDOLS VERY HIGH. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

ON SEPT. 27, 2002 ABOUT 40 MILES BEFORE MY ACTUAL BLOW OUT, I FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE REAR TIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROCK FROM MY WHEEL WELL, EXCEPT I WAS ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO ROCKS TO BE FOUND. MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO I KEPT MY SPEED AT ABOUT 60 MPH. ABOUT 40 MILES LATER,...

Mileage: 54,380

75 MPH, LOUD BANG AND COMPLETE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SIDEWALLS INTACT BUT TREAD COMPLETELY MISSING. DT

ROTORS WARPED AT 32,000 MILES, WARPED AGAIN AT 34,000, THEN AT 35,000, WARRANTIED TWICE. TRUCK WON'T GO MORE THEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES WITHOUT WARPING ROTORS MADE FIRST 32,000 ON FACTORY SINCE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT AFTERMARKET AFTER 4 FAILURES FROM FORD. MY DRIVING HASN'T CHANGED ONLY THE FRONT ROTOR...

DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DELERSHIPS TO COORECT POOR BREAKING PERFORMANCE. DURING HARD BRAKING THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT. AT EACH DEALERSHIP THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND SWAPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THE PADS WERE REPLACED AND ...

AFTER KEYLESS ENTRY LOCK WAS ACTIVATED, ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE DOOR POWER MOTOR WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAD MOTOR REPLACED. PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30-45 MPH THE CONSUMER HIT A TREE STRAIGHT ON, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR

THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSES THE TRUCK TO STALL WHEN DRIVER USED THE "TILT" OPTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND TOLD THE OWNER NOT TO NO LONGER USE THE "TILT" OPTION ON STEERING COLUMN. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE FAULTY VALVE STEMS CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES. ( PLEASE PROVIDE TIRE SIZE & DOT#).*JB

PLASTIC ASSEMBLY BREAKS WHEN USING STANDARD DIESEL FILL NOZZLE. WHEN IT IS BROKEN, THERE IS NO SEAL FOR THE CAP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF FUEL TO LEAK WHEN FUEL SURGES UP THE FILL TUBE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS WOULD ALSO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LOSS IN AN ACCIDENT INCREASING RISK OF FIRE. ...

NO SXUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD STOPPED FOR GAS WHEN THE ATTENDANT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRE WAS COMING APART. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE DAUGHTER HAS THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND PAPER WORK. *JG

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE TRACKS WHILE IN MOTION. THE STEERING WAS CHECKED BUT NO PROBLEM WAS INDICATED. *JG

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WHILE IN MOTION EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW INTO PIECES. THE TIRES DID NOT APPLY TO THE FIRESTONE RECALL.. *JG

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WHILE IN MOTION, EXPERIENCED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLOWING INTO PIECES. THE TIRES WER FIRESTONE BUT DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. *JG

ON SAT. (08/10/02) MY FAMILY AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A LEISURELY DRIVE INTO THE HILL COUNTRY JUST OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD EXCURSION ON HWY 71, WESTWARD AT AN APPROX SPEED OF 65 WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS TREAD. THIS OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDY FOR T...

I HAVE HAD THREE TIRE SEPARATIOND IN A THREE WEEK TIME PERIOD.*AK

SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED -- LOST THE ENTIRE TREAD, RIM AND SIDEWALL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. TIRES HAD 35000 MILES ON THEM AND WERE REGULARLY ROTATED. TIRE PRESSURE HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED 25 MILES BEFORE INCIDENT.

AS A RESULT OF A TIRE BLOWOUT CONSUMER RAN INTO A WALL AND PASSENGER'S DOORS OPENED UPON IMPACT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ALL FOUR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES SHOWED SEVERE CRACKING IN THE SIDEWALLS AND WERE REPLCED BY FIRESTONE ON A PRORATED BASIS. NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED, PROBLEM NOTICED IN DRIVEWAY AND REMIDIED IMMEDIATELY.*AK

FRONT BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALONG WITH VIBRATION AND PULSATION. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES ALONG WITH PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

FRONT BRAKES PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALONG WITH VIBRATION AND PULSATION. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES ALONG WITH PADS/ROTORS AND CALIPERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 70-75MPH ON HIGHWAY, HEARD A NOISE AND SAW SMOKE FROM REAR MIRRIOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. FIRESTONE, LT265.75R16,119/STEELTEX.*AK CONSUMER CHECKED THE REMAINING TIRES AND FOUND THEY TOO WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY HAD STRESS...

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WITH IGNITION ON WHEN IT ROLLED A 1/2 FOOT FORWARD.THIS WAS COMMON FOR THE VEHICLE. . FORD WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE HONORED THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRE AT 50 PERCENT REPLACEMENT COST BECAUSE THE TREAD DEPTH WAS HALF USED.(FIRESTONE TIRES, NO OTHER TIRE INFO.)*JB *TS

TREADS SEPARATED AND WRAPPED AROUND FRONT AXLE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO DAMGAGE TO THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT (DOT UNKNOWN), MOUTNED ON A FORD EXCURSION 2000.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT A THIRD TIRE BLEWOUT 1 WEEK LATER. ALL TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND AL...

FIRESTONE TIRE EXHIBITED SIDEWALL TEARS IN THE AREA WHERE THE WHITE LETTERS WERE PLACED, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. CONSUMER IS ASKING THAT HE BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. (STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SENT ...

HEADRESTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANY OF THE 3RD SEAT BENCHES. THIS COULD CAUSE SPINAL INJURIES IN A CRASH ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.*AK

PE00 020, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX, 265/75R16.*AK

REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 3000 MILES ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AT 73 MPH.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, FIRESTONE TIRE, NO OTHER TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 3000 MILES ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION. PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT AT 73 MPH.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED WHILE CHANGING THE TIRE, FIRESTONE TIRE, NO OTHER TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

IT WILL NOT PULL 10,000 POUNDS. IT HAS A STABILITY PROBLEM. PULING 5000 POUND CAUSE ROLLOVER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT END WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DEALER THEN STATED IT'S THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE ROTORS.*JB

THIS IS OUR SECOND TIRE BLOWOUT AND THIRD TIRE PROBLEM WITH THESE FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T TIRES. THE 1ST BLOW OUT I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND EVEN SENT THEM WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE TIRE AND ALL I RECEIVED BACK WAS A FORM LETTER STATING THAT THE TIRE WAS DRIVEN ON WHILE UNDER INFLATED. WHICH I KNOW IS NOT ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS PULSATION FORWARD/BACKWARD MOTION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS NEW FRONT ROTORS, ROTORS ARE WARPED.*AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF STIFF STEERING AND THE REAR DOOR DOESN'T OPEN, ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS PULSATION FORWARD/BACKWARD MOTION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS NEW FRONT ROTORS, ROTORS ARE WARPED.*AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF STIFF STEERING AND THE REAR DOOR DOESN'T OPEN, ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS PULSATION FORWARD/BACKWARD MOTION. ALSO, VEHICLE IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BRAKES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS NEW FRONT ROTORS, ROTORS ARE WARPED.*AK THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT. CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF STIFF STEERING AND THE REAR DOOR DOESN'T OPEN, ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING SOUND AND PULSATION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

TREAD OF TIRE DETACHED FROM SIDEWALL AT SPEED. NO DAMAGE TO TREAD OR SIDEWALL PRIOR TO BLOWOUT. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS EXTREMELY SIMILAR TO EARLIER "TREAD SEPARATION" ISSUES. I CAN SEND A DIGITAL PICTURE IF DESIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS SIGNIFICANTLY INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR TO THE LEFT. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS SIGNIFICANTLY INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR TO THE LEFT. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLES CAR SHAFT BROKE AND INSURED LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE THEN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A DEALERS PARKING LOT, CLAIM 13-7322-304. *JG

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACE FOUR TIME DUE TO POOR PERFORMANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

WHILE SERVICING THE WINSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESEVOIR, I NOTICED AN AREA OF RUST LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FENDER JOINS THE FIREWALL. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OBSERVEDON THE LEFT SIDE. AFTER RETURNING THE VEHIVCLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THEY NOTED ...

AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND OVER VEHICLE SHAKES/VIBRATES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR PARK AFTER DRIVING IN SNOW, DUE TO SNOW BEING LOCATED IN THE LINKAGE. *YH

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR PARK AFTER DRIVING IN SNOW, DUE TO SNOW BEING LOCATED IN THE LINKAGE. *YH

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTS IN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. RAPID BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ARE HIGH RISK FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE HAD THE...

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTS IN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. RAPID BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ARE HIGH RISK FOR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION. BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE HAD THE...

FRONT TIRES WORE QUICKLY AND BADLY ON OUTSIDE OF TIRES. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16) (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

PE00 020; WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 65MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, LT 265-75R16. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND CHANGED RACK AND PINION. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. DEALER PUT THE OLD PARTS BACK ON VEHICLE. *AK *YD

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND CHANGED RACK AND PINION. HOWEVER, PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. DEALER PUT THE OLD PARTS BACK ON VEHICLE. *AK *YD

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SQUEAKS WHEN OPERATED, DEALER LUBRICATED NOISY PIVOT PIN ON HANDLE. *TT.

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS, PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ENGINEERING INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD WHEN GOING OVER B...

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS, PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ENGINEERING INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD WHEN GOING OVER B...

CONSUMER STATES THE ARMREST COVER IN CENTER SEAT IS COMING OFF, DEALER REMOVED ARMREST FOR REPAIR. *TT

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SQUEAKS WHEN OPERATED, DEALER LUBRICATED NOISY PIVOT PIN ON HANDLE. *TT.

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS, PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ENGINEERING INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD WHEN GOING OVER B...

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS, PERFORMED FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT, ENGINEERING INVESTIGATING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD WHEN GOING OVER B...

CONSUMER STATES THE ARMREST COVER IN CENTER SEAT IS COMING OFF, DEALER REMOVED ARMREST FOR REPAIR. *TT

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS 15-40 MPH AND VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55 MPH, THE PULLING WOULD OCCUR TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AND INTENSIFY AS THE BRAKES GET HOTTER, DEALER REPLACED DISC BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ALIGNED FRONT END AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER REPA...

CONCERNED ABOUT ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 38,30 MILES AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALSO I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BE ONGOING THING AND CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY,HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU VERY SOON. *AK

CONCERNED ABOUT ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 38,30 MILES AND BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALSO I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BE ONGOING THING AND CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY,HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU VERY SOON. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULSATES. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULSATES. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER DOOR ACTUATERS "SHORT OUT ON THESE VEHICLES QUITE OFTEN."*AK

SPARK PLUG VIBRATED OUT OF SOCKET DAMAGING ENGINE HEAD ($2100.00). SPARK PLUGS WERE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALL. MANUFACTURER IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING.

WHILE WARMING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLED, AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, TECHNICIAN COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED (65) AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AT TIME OF TIRE FAILURE. JUST A FEW MOMENTS (APPROX 1 MINUTE) BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO WANT TO "WANDER" A BIT AS IF A TIRE WERE A BIT LOW. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION, THE VEHICLE...

NOB USED TO TURN ON AND OFF HEADLIGHTS BROKE OFF IN CONSUMER'S HAND. CONSUMER CAN'T GRIP NOB TO TURN LIGHTS ON AND OFF. A TOOL HAS TO BE USED TO PULL WHATS LEFT OUT OR IN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NOTICED SPLIT IN SIDEWALLS ON ALL 4 TIRES AT APPROX. 21300, WE CHANGED THE WORST OUT TO THE SPARE. WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, WHO DID A COURTESY CHECK AND TOLD US ALL 4 TIRES WERE BAD THIS INCLUDED THE SPARE THAT HAD LESS THAN 300 MILES ON IT. HE SAID IT WAS "ROAD HAZARD" NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND...

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN PULLED TO LEFT, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WANDERED AWAY. *AK

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN PULLED TO LEFT, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WANDERED AWAY. *AK

I ENTERED ON FREEWAY AND WAS GETTING UP TO FREEWAY SPEED WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. I WAS TOWING A 32' TRAVEL TRAILER. WE STARTED TO JACKNIFE. I ACCELERATED AND USED MY TRAILER BRAKE TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, THEN I STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND AGAIN STARTED TO JACKNIFE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SO...

VEHICLE SUSPENSION MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES SINCE PURCHASE. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY SINCE PURCHASE. DEALER REPAIRED "BODY BOLTS" WITHOUT RESOLVING PROBLEM. FRONT TIRES ARE "CUPPING". VEHICLE SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE, CLANKING NOISES FROM FRONT AND REAR. BRAKES REPAIRED/REPLACED TWICE. NEW BRAKES ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION ON RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, ROTORS WERE GROUNDED ON TWO VISITS, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIM.*SLC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE IS VIBRATION ON RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, ROTORS WERE GROUNDED ON TWO VISITS, BUT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.*AK ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIM.*SLC

VEHICLE HAS THREE BACK DOORS. TOP ONE MADE OF GLASS, AND TWO BOTTOM ONES. BOTTOM ONE HAS TO BE CLOSED FIRST, THEN TOPPED WITH THE GLASS. BUT, SITUATION WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE GLASS ONE WAS CLOSED FIRST, THEN BOTTOM SHATTERED GLASS INTO PIECES, INJURING CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF PICKING IT UP. *AK C...

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX P265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH 20000 MILES. SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES ARE SPLITTING. *AK *JB

BRAKES PULL TO LEFT WHEN HARD STOPPING , THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD. *AK

CONSUMER WENT TO OPEN UPPER PART OF LIFTGATE AND STRUTS DID NOT HOLD, LIFTGATE FELL DOWN. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR WHILE GETTING READY TO EXIT, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, WHICH IT ACTUALLY DID. ALSO, STATED BY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT HAS LOST POWER STEERING AND V STALLED. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED (FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16-119/116-L.R.DM/S). NLM

ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES FAILED (FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T, LT265/75R16-119/116-L.R.DM/S). NLM

SEPTEMBER 18, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A BONA-FIDE BLOW-OUT OF THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX ON OUR 2000 EXCURSION. I HAD CHECKED AIR PRESSURE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 55 PSI IN EACH TIRE. LISA WAS PROCEEDING EAST BOUND ON THE SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY ON CLEAR ROADS, IN THE MIDDLE LAN...

TRUCK LOSES POWER, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, RESTART WENT A FEW BLOCKS AND CUT OFF AGAIN

VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO FRONT PORCH OF CONSUMER'S HOME. CONSUMER WAS PARKED ON A INCLINE WITHOUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE TREAD CAME OFF THE TIRE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GLASSY FIELD/DITCH. THIS OCCURED ABOUT THE 45 MILE MARKER OF I-10 W/B IN LA.

MY FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR, BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND THERE WAS NO LIGHTING I COULDN'T SEE HOW TO REMOVE MY FOOT AND THE CAR DESTROYED A MOTEL. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE WAS STEERING TO RIGHT WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING IT TO LEFT FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THEN, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM ACELLERATOR, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TI...

WHILE PASSING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING SWERVED INTO MY LANE. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY FORCEFULLY AND WHEN I DID SO, THE BRAKES PULLED THE STEERING SO HARD TO THE LEFT I NEARLY LOST CONTROLOF THE VEHICLE. FOLLOWING THIS SITUATION I TESTED BOTH MY EXCURSION AND MY FORD F-350...

HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TOWING A 5000LB BOAT. TIRE PRESSURE WAS 65LBS. AMBIENT TEMP = 95 DEGREES. TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING AT CREST OF 5% GRADE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AS MY STEERING WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED. TIRE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. TONGUE WEIGHT 400 LBS. TWO ADULTS, 5 CH...

WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED VEHICLE WOULD SUDDEN ACCELERATE. HAD TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTRAINT VEHICLE. THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED VEHICLE WOULD SUDDEN ACCELERATE. HAD TO STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTRAINT VEHICLE. THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AUGUTS 7, 2001 - TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 101. APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE I NOTICE VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT HAD A SCUTTLE SHAKE WHICH CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRES AND UN...

AT FOUR THOUSAND MILES A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE, AND WAS TRADED FOR A 2001 MODEL. CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH HAD HEARD A THUMP, TIRE HAD BLOWN, MAINTAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OFF ROAD. CHECKED TIRES, AND NOTICED LEFT FRONT HAD A HOLE ON INSIDE OF SIDEWALL, WHICH WAS OUTWARD. OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL WAS PEELED AWAY FROM TREAD WHICH HAD REMAINED INTACT ON TIRE. FIRESTONE ,STEEL TEX, P...

RUBBER MOUNT ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF FRAME IS TOUCHING THE SPRING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT, AND FRONT END TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THERE IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 1/8 OF A INCH OF CLEARANCE WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO ABSORB SHOCK. OTHER FORD HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS HAVE 3 TO 3 ...

RUBBER MOUNT ATTACHED TO BOTTOM OF FRAME IS TOUCHING THE SPRING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOTTOM OUT, AND FRONT END TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THERE IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 1/8 OF A INCH OF CLEARANCE WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO ABSORB SHOCK. OTHER FORD HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS HAVE 3 TO 3 ...

WHILE TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS SWITCH BROKE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL.*AK

TOWING 30' TRAVEL TRAILER, REAR AXLE WT. OF 5000 LBS, REAR TIRES INFLATED TO 55 PSI, AVERAGE SPEED 65MPH

GOING 25 MPH, WE HEARD A SWISH NOISE AND IT WAS THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS A 3" LONG TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL THAT GOES INTO THE TREAD AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LAST TIME WE WERE GOING 60 MPH AND THE TIRE SHREDDED BEFORE WE COULD COME SAFELY TO A STOP....

TOWING 30' TRAVEL TRAILER, REAR AXLE WT. OF 5000 LBS, REAR TIRES INFLATED TO 55 PSI, AVERAGE SPEED 65MPH (TIRESIZE: 265/75-16)

GOING 25 MPH, WE HEARD A SWISH NOISE AND IT WAS THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THERE WAS A 3" LONG TEAR IN THE SIDEWALL THAT GOES INTO THE TREAD AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LAST TIME WE WERE GOING 60 MPH AND THE TIRE SHREDDED BEFORE WE COULD COME SAFELY TO A STOP....

SIDEWALL OF TIRE COMING APART. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

VEHICLE HAD AUDIBLE NOISE AND VIBRATION, DRIVESHAFT WAS REMOVED FROM 2001 MODEL ON LOT AND PLACED IN MY VEHICLE, DRIVESHAFT WAS NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE REMOVED FROM MY VEHICLE. STILL HAVE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS 55- 70. DEALER REFUSES TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.TH...

1ST FAILURE: PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT MY SECURITY SYSTEM "THEFT" LIGHT WAS BLINKING. THIS SHOULDN'T BE BLINKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN NOTICED THAT ALL GAUGES HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED ...

WHILE FREEWAY DRIVING TIRE SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL OF RIM. WHEN I TOOK TO DEALER THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO HELP US. SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL SO HE WOULD NOT WARRENTY. DAMAGED RIM ALSO.*AK (TIRESIZE: /75R16)

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON COMPLETING OUR TRIP HOME, I MADE NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS REGARDING THE TIRES AND EVENTUALLY WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER. AFTER VISITING THE DEALER AND HAVING MY ...

DRIVING ON 270 E OUTERBELT. WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AT 65MPH, REAR PASSENGER TIRE SMOKED THEN WENT FLAT, I OBSERVED A SEPARATION OF THE TIRE TREAD FROM THE BELTS OF THE RUBBER, AND A MELTED FIBERS AROUND THE BELTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW810379 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

FIRESTONE, STEELTEX AT TIRES, LT265/75R16, DOT VNW8TX0279, LOAD RANGE D, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH 25000 MILES. CONSUMER NOTICED TREAD SEPARATION ON ONE OF THE TIRES.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY PASSING A TRUCK RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE SIZE LT26575R16, DOT# VNWS1X02600. *AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX. *SLC

THESE OEM TIRES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I HAVE HAD 2 SIDEWALLS BLOWOUTS WITH NO WARNING IN MY FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THESE TIRES MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE THERE ARE MORE INJURIES AND/OR FATALITIES. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAVE THE OEM TIRES IN MY GARAGE TO RETURN TO FIRESTONE. THEY HAVE REFUSE...

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE STEERING CHANGED, STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT HOLDS CROSS TRACK BAR WAS BROKEN. WAS REPAIRD, BUT STEERING WAS STILL NOT RIGHT. CONSUMER FELT PART WAS BROKEN WHEN HE PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK

RAISED WHITE LETTERS ON SIDEWALL HAD STARTED TO CRACK DOWN THROUGH RUBBER. TREAD WAS PEELING AWAY FROM LEFT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. LEFT FRONT HAD LOST A LARGE CHUNK OF TREAD. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TIRE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE REPLACING IT. CONTACTED A LO...

FORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY AND I, WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG A STRAIGHT SECTION OF TURNPIKE JUST SOUTH OF TULSA, OK AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE SIDEWALL IS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TREAD. THE TREAD ON THE TIRE IS FINE AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES O...

FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES, LT265/75R16, DOT VNW, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH 9600 MILES ON TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT.*AK TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL. *SLC

ALL FOUR ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX TIRES, SIZE RT265R7516, DOT#N/A WITH 25,000 MILES ARE SPLITTING 8 TO 10 PLACES ON EACH TIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES SIDEWALLS ARE LITERALLY COMING APART AND THE INNER CORES BULGE OUT THE SIDES THROUGH THE SPLITS, TI...

FRONT AXLE LEAF SPRING WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED/ BRAKED OR WAS GOING OVER BUMPS OR CRACKS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC WOULD PACK WITH GREASE, WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN SPRAYED WITH COLD WATER WHILE WASHING VEHICLE, WHEN NEW WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED INSTALLER SAID HE HAD SEEN OTHER S.D. FORD TRUCKS WITH SAME PROBLEM SEEMS LACK OF SILICONE ADHESIVE ALLOWS GLASS TO COME IN CONTACT WITH FRAME AND CAN ALLOW GLASS TO BE "ETCHED" BY FRAME AND WEAK...

FIRESTONE STEEL TEX RADIAL R4S, LT265/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH 36000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. FIRESTONE DEALER EXAMINED TIRE, FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRE.*AK DOT NUMBER VNW81XY389. *SLC

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND VIBRATIONS DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES. ROTORS WERE TURNED WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. BRAKES THEN FAILED WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND SECOND DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKES. CURRENTLY,...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 TO 70 MPH WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE, SIZE LT26575RX16 CAME OFF WITH SIDEWALL SEPARATING AROUND TIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IN THE DESERT IN APPROX 100+ DEGREE HEAT ON I-40 ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA. THE TRUCK STARTING TO SHAKE BADLY AND THEN WE HEARD A POP. WE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE ENTIRE TREAD FROM THE TIRE FLYING BACK ON THE ROAD. WE WERE...

CONSUMER IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT DON'T EVEN WORK AT TIMES, LIKE DOME LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT DON'T EVEN WORK AT TIMES, LIKE DOME LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE RETURNING FROM A ROAD TRIP THAT SIDEWALLS OF ALL 4 TIRES HAVE RAZOR BLADE LIKE MARKINGS.T FIRESTONE WILL REPLACE THEM AT $75 A TIRE. FORD DEALER WILL REPLACE TIRES IF CONSUMER AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST. CONSUMER HAS A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION WITH ORGINAL TIRES, SIZE LT26575R16...

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK

ORIGINAL TIRE ON A FORD EXCURSION. PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AT A LOW SPEED, TIRE POPPED AND BLEW APART.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE, LT265/75R15, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD. *SLC

DURING BRAKING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT TYPICALLY, HOWEVER, IT WILL PULL TO THE LEFT ON OCCASION. VEHICLE PULLS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEVERITY OF THIS PULLING INCREASES WITH HARDNESS OF BRAKING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND LUBRICATED CALIPERS AS WELL AS REPLACED AND ROTATE...

DURING BRAKING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT TYPICALLY, HOWEVER, IT WILL PULL TO THE LEFT ON OCCASION. VEHICLE PULLS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SEVERITY OF THIS PULLING INCREASES WITH HARDNESS OF BRAKING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND LUBRICATED CALIPERS AS WELL AS REPLACED AND ROTATE...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT DURING LIGHT AND HARD BRAKING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF DEFECT, AND HAS AGREED TO REPLACE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD CAME "UN-BOLTED" HIT THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY LAID OUT AT ABOUT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE VEHICAL. IF WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED MY FAMILY WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND OVER VEHICLE WANDERED OFF ROAD, TRAVELING LEFT TO RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ALIGNED, TIRES WERE BALANCED, STEERING GEAR BOX WAS ADJUSTED, NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH

EA 01 009; MANUAL: SHAFT SECTOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND CAUSED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH T VEHICLE WOULD START VIBRATING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHERE VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM. THEY BELIEVED IT WAS MANUFACTURER'S FRAUD. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. ALSO, HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. ALSO, HESITATED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING FRONT END BOUNCES UP AND DOWN/ UP AND DOWN. CONSUMER HAS TO SLOW DOWN TO KEEP CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS FRONT END, MAY BE POOR SHARKS. *AK

OIL LEAKAGES DUE TO ENGINE GALLEY PLUG COMING OUT OF IT HOUSING ON TWO OTHER OCCASIO. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW, IT IS OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER IF YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEED, FORTUNATELY, BUT IT IS STILL A HAZARD. TWO FORD DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, FORD WILL NOT FIX IT AND "THEY ARE ALL THAT WAY...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN FRONT END. VIBRATION CAN WAS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHEN HE TURNS THE VEHICLE, STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY D...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN FRONT END. VIBRATION CAN WAS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHEN HE TURNS THE VEHICLE, STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY D...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN FRONT END. VIBRATION CAN WAS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES WHEN HE TURNS THE VEHICLE, STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY D...

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHICH HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER..*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES. ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD BEEN RE...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBL...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBL...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBL...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SWAY BAR REPAIRED. MOUNTS, BUSHINGS, BOLTS AND SPRINGS WERE MISSING. STEERING WAS LOST TWICE. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR BUT THE PROBL...

WHEN BRAKING CARS PULLS TO LEFT, HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW FORD DOES NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT DUE TO A TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE, IT CANNOT BE TURNED WHILE BRAKES ARE ON. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT END OF VEHICLE LIFTS UP AND DOWN. PROBLEM BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS. *AK THE VEHICLE'S PORPOISING UP AND DOWN WAS CAUSED POSSIBLY BY INADEQUATE SHOCKS. *YH

PE00 020 ; ALL FOUR TIRES' TREAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE LT, 26575R16, STEELTEX, R4S #DOT VNW81XY150. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SIDEWALL WAS DEEPLY CRACKED ALL AROUND TIRE THAT FINGER TIP COULD PENETRATE TIRE. *AK

SIDEWALLS ARE COMING APART IN CHUNKS. ALL 4 TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE SAME MANNER.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

THE SIDEWALL SEPARATED COMPLETLY. THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THEM. IT SEPARATED TONIGHT (3-31-01) AT 8:30 PM WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE CAR HAD FOUR ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PUNCTURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE...

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT TETHER SYSTEM FOR THE 3RD SEAT, AS STATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A 3RD ROW TETHER. *JB

I CONTACTED THE FORD HOT LINE, THEY SAID THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. THE BLURRED VISION IN THIER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DOES NOT PRESENT A SAFETY ISUE AT "THIS TIME". I FEEL NOT BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE SIDES OF SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE, AT NIGHT, DOES PRESENT A ...

TIRE SUDDENLY FAILED LOOSING TRED AND BLOWING OUT ON RETURN TRIP FROM DALLAS TX ON INERSTATE I-40 IN WEST MEMPHIS, ARK THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN 4500 MILES ON THEM . BOTH FORD AND DEALER SAID "NOT MY PROBLEM" AT BLOW OUT CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND IF THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY TRAFF...

CONSUMER IMPACTED A POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WE WERE RUN OFF THE ROAD ON I-70 TRAVELING THROUGH MOAB, UTAH WHEN OUR EXCURSION SMASHED HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF A FROZEN SOLID ROCK HILL TRAVELING 80 MPH. WE WERE THEN LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP END OVER END SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A HALT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAVINE UPSIDE...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING INTO VEHICLE, AND IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND LURCHED BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELL OFF RUNNING BOARD, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HIS FOOT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING INTO VEHICLE, AND IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND LURCHED BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELL OFF RUNNING BOARD, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HIS FOOT. *AK

SEAT TRACKS FOR SEAT TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH ARE EXCESSIVELY SHARP AND UNPROTECTED. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END BROKE WHILE PREVENTING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, WAITING ON MANUFACTURER TO RETURN CALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, TEARING UP FENDER ON TRUCK. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT TIRE, NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED .*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SHUDDER CAN BE FELT IN THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE ORDERED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ONE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND HAD IT FIXED. THE SAME PROBLE...

OWNER INADVERTENTLY CLOSED THE REAR TRI-DOORS ON THE VEHICLE IN THE WRONG ORDER, WHICH RESULTED IN EXPLOSION OF REAR WINDOW GLASS, CAUSING CUTS TO HIMSELF. *CJ

3 SMALL "PUNCTURES" APPEARED STARTING AT SIDEWALL, RADIATING OUT TOWARD TREAD. NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERIOR DAMAGE IS VISIBLE, NOR WAS THERE ANY ROAD DEBRIS ENCOUNTERED DURING TRAVEL AT TIME PUNCTURES HAPPENED AND AIR BEGAN LEAKING OUT OF TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

VALVE STEM OF SPARE TIRE EXPLODED AND CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT, 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN BACK OF VEHICLE WERE SCREAMING, FATHER OF THE CHILDREN WHIPPED HIS HEAD AROUND AND HAS HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS EVER SINCE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO EITHER LEFT OR THE RIGHT. ALSO, EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING STALLING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS REPEATEDLY AND IS REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. *YH

CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING STALLING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS REPEATEDLY AND IS REQUESTING SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL. *YH

WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHUDDERS. *MR *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT -OVER TO ARTEMIS**738752

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THE TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND REPLACED THE TIRE, THIS OCCURED BEFORE THE PROBLEM BECAME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT 265-75R16). NLM

I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM YET. MY FRIEND, RICHARD JOPLIN (2730 WEST OAKS BLVD, PEARLAND, TX 77584 281-412-2358) HAS THE SAME TRUCK WITH THE SAME TIRES. HE HAD A TIRE COME APART WITH TREAD SEPARATION. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.*AK (...

VEHICLE HAS VERY POOR HANDLING ON ROUGH ROADS. DEALER INSTALLED STEERING STABILIZER WHICH HAS HELPED WITH THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF CONTROL ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES IN 2,500 MILES AND D...

MIDDLE SEAT AFTER LAYING DOWN TO CARRY CARGO WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SEAT SLAMS INTO BACK OF FRONT SEATS AND CONSOLE, SEAT BELT SMASHED PASSENGERS WHEN SEAT PROJECTS FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED

NO SUMMARY LISTED FRO ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

GASOLINE FUELS SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY A CRACKED FUEL TANK. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TANK, BUT GASOLINE SMELLS ARE STILL INSIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD A FUNNY COLOR . HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT TOLD HIM THAT THE 16INCH TIRE WAS NOT ON RECALL. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS STEEL TEX 16INCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, EXCURSION LT265/75R16 SIZE. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE WORN OUT .*AK THE TIRES HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. *YH

ALL INFORMATION ON TIRES: LT265/75R16 119/116R. OTHER NUMBERS ON TIRES 32014 EX BM 20119-3 . SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD BLOWOUT BUT THESE TIRES ARE LOSING 4-6PSI PER WEEK WITH NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONE TIRE HAS LOST 23 PSI AND I AM NOW USING THE SPARE WHICH IS ALSO SLOWLY LOSING PRESSURE OVER...

NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE, JUST KIND OF DISINTEGRATION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

PE 00 040/TIRE FAILURE: LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH AT A 95-100 DEGREE, WITH DRIVER ONLY IN A 2000 FORD, EXCURSION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, R4S, TIRE SIZE LT265/75R16, AND DOT# VNW81XY359. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE TIRE. BUT, REFUSED TO LET CONSUMER KEEP THE T...

TOOK TRIP AL FROM FL. GOING APPROX 700 MILES AT HIWAY SPEED.LOST CHUNKS OF RUBBER FROM LEFT FRONT WHEELAFRAID TO DRIVE CAR.NOTIFIED FORD,NO RESPONSE (TIRESIZE: 16 IN)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 IN )

TIRE BLEW/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE PASSING. ALSO DID DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL (DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

TIRE BLEW/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE PASSING. ALSO DID DAMAGE TO WHEEL WELL( DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY TIRE SIZE: LT265/75R1 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH AND MAKING A STOP VEHICLE GOES TO THE LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE,GOOD THING BLOWOUT ON REAR, BLOWOUT ON FROUT TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 NORTH BOUND SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS AT APP. 9:30 PM I HIT SOME THING THAT WAS ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED BOTH TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO BLOW OUT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE OBJECT WAS. I STEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CREATED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHIC...

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON ON OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE TIRES STARTED MAKING A NOISE FOR A MINUTE OR SO, THEN THE BLOW-OUT. RUBBER WAS BOUNCING OFF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE INSTANTANEOUSLY, BUT HANDLED WELL AND...

FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE LETTERING ON ALL OF THE TIRES WAS PEELING OFF.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75 R16 )

THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS CONSTANTLY , ALIGNMENT 3 SEPERATE TIMES, EXTREMELY HARD TOO STOP, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH FRAME AND CHASSIS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A DSB HEARING IN REGARDS TO FORD REPURCHASING VEHICLE AS PREVIOUSLY THEY DENIED REPURCAHE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED...

THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS CONSTANTLY , ALIGNMENT 3 SEPERATE TIMES, EXTREMELY HARD TOO STOP, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH FRAME AND CHASSIS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A DSB HEARING IN REGARDS TO FORD REPURCHASING VEHICLE AS PREVIOUSLY THEY DENIED REPURCAHE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED...

THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS CONSTANTLY , ALIGNMENT 3 SEPERATE TIMES, EXTREMELY HARD TOO STOP, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH FRAME AND CHASSIS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A DSB HEARING IN REGARDS TO FORD REPURCHASING VEHICLE AS PREVIOUSLY THEY DENIED REPURCAHE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED...

THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, RATTLES AND ROLLS CONSTANTLY , ALIGNMENT 3 SEPERATE TIMES, EXTREMELY HARD TOO STOP, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH FRAME AND CHASSIS. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A DSB HEARING IN REGARDS TO FORD REPURCHASING VEHICLE AS PREVIOUSLY THEY DENIED REPURCAHE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SUBMITTED...

WE RAN ACROSS SOME MINOR ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE WALLS OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. BOTH TIRES DISINFLATED VERY RAPIDLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. WE HAD SEVEN (7) CHILDREN AND TWO (2) ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE FEAR FOR TH...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BM20119-1 TIRESIZE: LT265/75R1)

ON 04/28/2000, I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND TRAILER TO LAKE ERIE ON OHIO STATE ROUTE 11 NORTH WHEN MY RIG SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FISHTAIL EXTENSIVELY IN PERFECT ROAD AND WHETHER CONDITIONS AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES TO ALL FOUR TRAILER WHEELS WHICH D...

ON 04/28/2000, I WAS TOWING MY BOAT AND TRAILER TO LAKE ERIE ON OHIO STATE ROUTE 11 NORTH WHEN MY RIG SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FISHTAIL EXTENSIVELY IN PERFECT ROAD AND WHETHER CONDITIONS AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES TO ALL FOUR TRAILER WHEELS WHICH D...

VEHICLE HAS ROUGH RIDE, HANDLING,LOSS OF CONTROL ON BAD-ROUGH ROADS[CROSS BRONX]. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 119/116R TIRESIZE: LT26575R16)

RIGHT FRONT TIRE FOUND WITH 1/2 INCH VERTICAL CUT MIDWAY UP SIDEWALL. NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZZARD OR OTHER DAMAGE. FORD DEALER (ISLAND FORD BLUFTON SC) REPLACED AT OWNERS COST STATING DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN ROAD HAZZARD. APRIL 2000 APPROX MILES 10,000. ADDITIONAL INFO. WHILE LOOKING FOR DOT NUMBER ON...

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT TIRE INDUCED SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING DESPITE REPEATED BALANCING AND ADJUSTMENTS. WE ARE NOW WORRIED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AN INTERNAL DEFECT MAY THE ROOT CAUSE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: CAN'T TELL TIRESIZE: 265 75 16)

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD EXCURSION THAT IS 11 MONTHS OLD WITH 20,700 MILES. I HAVE JUST DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF YESTERDAY FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHERE I PURCHASED IT (GLADSTONE FORD, LONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE). I HAVE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FIRESTONE STEELTEK R4S TIRES THAT CAME AS STANDARD EQUIPMEN...

THERE ARE TWO TO FOUR (1" - 3") SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: LT265 TIRESIZE: 75R16)

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD, EXCURSION. TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AT 60MPH FROM THE SIDEWALL.*AK THE REAR TIRE EXPLODED. *YH

PE-00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD EXCURSION, TIRE SIZE 26575R1. WHILE DRIVING SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *YH

FIRESTONE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

CONSUMER TOOK NEW FORD, EXPLORER 2000 WITH P23575R15, DOT VDHL TIRES TO WARNOCK FORD IN MORRISTOWN, NJ TO INSPECT THE TIRES, AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL 5 TIRES WERE NOT PART OF RECALL AND WERE OKAY. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO RELIABLE ...

TIRE JACK OF INSUFFCIENT CAPACITY TO HANDLE LOAD. VEHICLE FELL OFF THREE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE TIRE.*AK

THE TIRE FAILURE WAS A BLOWOUT. THE WHOLE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THEY DON'T COVER TIRES. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK LEFT AND IT WAS D...

THE TIRE FAILURE WAS A BLOWOUT. THE WHOLE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THEY DON'T COVER TIRES. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK LEFT AND IT WAS D...

THE TIRE FAILURE WAS A BLOWOUT. THE WHOLE SIDEWALL SHREDDED. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THEY DON'T COVER TIRES. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK LEFT AND IT WAS D...

MY SUV DRIVES VERY UNSTABLE AT ANY SPEED. IT SEEMS TO BOUNCE WHILE GOING DOWN A FLAT SMOOTH ROAD. BOB BELL FORD HAD IT FOR 1 WEEK AND FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM WHEN I WROTE A LETTER DEMANDING THAT THEY EITHER FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME A NEW TRUCK. 1/2 HOUR AFTER MY TELEPHONE CALL TO THEM ...

PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 0N 2000, FORD, EXCURSION, 26575R16, DOT VNW81X0369. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE DUE TO FRONT DRIVER TIRE TREAD PEELING OFF WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. HOWEVER, FIRESTONE WAS REPLACING THE TIRE. *AK

TIRE FAILURE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION--NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD( DOT NUMBER: VNW81XY409 TIRE SIZE: LT265/75R1 )

CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. BACK OF CAR LIFTED, AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN, BACK WENT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT INSTEAD OF COMING STRAIGHT DOWN. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. *AK

AFTER 10,000 MILES, BRAKES VIOLENTLY PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AND ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED @ 10,000 MILES, 20,000 MILES AND NOW AT 30,000 MILES IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN!!!

TRANSMISSION LEAKED ONTO DRIVESHAFT, CAUSING A FIRE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, FIRESONE STEELTEX AT TIRES EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS TURNED AT 7000 MILES . PROBLEM REAPPEARED AT 14,000 MILES, AND IT WAS REPLACED. RIGHT SIDE ROTORS HAD A BURNED SPOT ON IT.DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY ROTORS KEPT FAILING. BRAKE PADS APPEARED NORMAL . *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE TIRE P265/75R16 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, THE SIDE OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, STEERING INSTABILITY AND POOR HANDLING. NLM

AT FREEWAY SPEED - TIRE TREAD SEPERATED AND BLEW. *AK( DOT NUMBER: UNAVAILABL TIRE SIZE: LT26575R16 )

THE BRAKES PULL SOMETIMES LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR.

INTERMITTENTLY TURBO-CHARGER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TRHEE TIMES. *AK

DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS FAILURE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A 92 MERCURY AT ABOUT 45 MPH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. FRONT END WAS MORE THAN 25%. DAMAGED.TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WITH A SOLID FRONT AXLE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLE, STEERING STABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF HANDLING ARE DANGEROUS, ILL DESIGNED AND VERY DISCONCERTING TO DRIVE. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE NOISE STOPPED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

JACK WILL NOT PROPERLY ALIGN WITH THE PINS ON THE SUSPENSION. BELIEVED THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FALL OFF JACK WHILE USING. *AK

UNDER NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURES VEHICLE WILL PULL TOO ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT DETERMINE AND FIX THE DEFECT. *AK *ML

POOR DESIGN CAUSES VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE SERIOUS SHAKING/VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. NLM

DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT WHILE VEHICLE IN USE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TIGHTNESS OF BOLTS. *AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE UPON APPROACHING INTERSECTION. EXCURSION WAS TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER WHERE, UPON EXAM, IT WAS FOUND THAT A SENSOR WIRE HAD RUBBED THROUGH ON THE TIRE, CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE.

DEFECT IN SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF CAR CAUSES THE CAR TO MOVE LATERALLY ON DRY PAVEMENT AS IF THE CAR WERE HYDROPLANING. HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS "WASHBOARD" OR RIPPLING IN THE PAVEMENT. I SUSPECT THAT THE SUSPENSION IS TOO TIGHT SINCE IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AS BAD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOAD...